Adolescent Mothers in a Transitional Living Facility: An Exploratory Study of Support Networks and Attachment Patterns

Journal of Adolescent Research

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 85-112

  Schwartz, Ann E ^a,b   McRoy, Ruth G ^b   Downs, A Chris ^c  

^a TechSoup Global   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c University of Texas at Austin ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent mothers; Attachment issues; Support networks; Transitional living

Indexed keywords

EID: 0348157037     PISSN: 07435584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0743558403258123     Document Type: Review

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