Associations among family structure, demographics, and adolescent perceived life satisfaction

Journal of Child and Family Studies

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 195-206

  Zullig, Keith J ^a   Valois, Robert F ^b,c   Huebner, E Scott ^b   Drane, J Wanzer ^b,c  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Family structure; Perceived life satisfaction; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

EID: 20944437788     PISSN: 10621024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10826-005-5047-3     Document Type: Article

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