Family relationships as moderators of the association between romantic relationships and adjustment in early adolescence

Journal of Early Adolescence

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 316-340

  Doyle, Anna Beth ^a   Brendgen, Mara ^a   Markiewicz, Dorothy ^a   Kamkar, Katy ^a  

^a Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adjustment; Dating; Marital discord; Parenting; Romantic relationships

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042206790     PISSN: 02724316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0272431603254238     Document Type: Article

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