Young families under stress: Assessing maternal and child well-being using a mixed-methods approach

Child and Family Social Work

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 43-54

  McAuley, Colette ^a   McCurry, Nyree ^a   Knapp, Martin ^b,c   Beecham, Jennifer ^c,d   Sleed, Michelle ^d  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assessment; Mixed methods; Stress; Support; Young families

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644863757     PISSN: 13567500     EISSN: 13652206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2206.2006.00390.x     Document Type: Article

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