Risk, conflict, mothers' parenting, and children's adjustment in low-income, Mexican immigrant, and Mexican American families

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 309-323

  Dumka, Larry E ^a   Roosa, Mark W ^a   Jackson, Kristina M ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Child adjustment; Family conflict; Mexican Americans; Parenting; Reporter agreement

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039269183     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/353472     Document Type: Article

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