Factors Related to Social Competence in Elementary School among Children of Adolescent Mothers

Social Development

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 107-124

  Bates, Laura ^a   Luster, Tom ^a   Vandenbelt, Marcia ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent mothers; Child social skills; Problem behaviors; School transition

Indexed keywords

EID: 0141461819     PISSN: 0961205X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9507.00224     Document Type: Review

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