Impact of adult sons' incarceration on African American mothers' psychological distress

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 430-441

  Green, Kerry M ^a   Ensminger, Margaret E ^a   Robertson, Judith A ^a   Juon, Hee Soon ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

African American families; Incarceration; Mothers; Psychological distress

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645713176     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: 17413737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2006.00262.x     Document Type: Article

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