Parent-child relations and children's psychological well-being do dads matter?

Journal of Family Issues

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 55-78

  Videon, Tami M ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Father child relationship; Fatherhood; Mother child relationship; Psychological well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 17444426096     PISSN: 0192513X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0192513X04270262     Document Type: Article

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