Religiosity and the socioemotional adjustment of adolescent mothers and their children

Journal of Family Psychology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 263-275

  Carothers, Shannon S ^a   Borkowski, John G ^a   Lefever, Jennifer Burke ^a   Whitman, Thomas L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

Author keywords

At risk; Religiosity; Socioemotional adjustment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MATERNAL AGE; MOTHER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELIGION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ADAPTATION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MATERNAL AGE; MOTHERS; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT;

EID: 22544439952     PISSN: 08933200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0893-3200.19.2.263     Document Type: Article

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