Coparent support and conflict in African American single mother-headed families: Associations with maternal and child psychosocial functioning

Journal of Family Violence

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 141-150

  Jones, Deborah J ^a   Forehand, Rex ^b   Dorsey, Shannon ^c   Foster, Sarah ^a   Brody, Gene ^c  

^a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Child adjustment; Coparent conflict; Mother adjustment; Support

Indexed keywords

EID: 18744393166     PISSN: 08857482     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10896-005-3650-0     Document Type: Article

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