Gaining a child: Comparing the experiences of biological parents, adoptive parents, and stepparents

Family Relations

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 38-48

  Ceballo, Rosario ^a   Lansford, Jennifer E ^b   Abbey, Antonia ^b   Stewart, Abigail J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Adoption; Family; Marital quality; Parenting; Stepparenting; Well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 2442462119     PISSN: 01976664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3729.2004.00007.x     Document Type: Article

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