Linked lives: Adult children's problems and their parents' psychological and relational well-being

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 442-454

  Greenfield, Emily A ^a   Marks, Nadine F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Family relationship quality; Family stress; Intergenerational family relations; Life course perspective; Marital status; Mental health

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645709262     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: 17413737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2006.00263.x     Document Type: Article

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