The timing of entry into fatherhood in young, at-risk men

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 429-447

  Pears, Katherine C ^a   Pierce, Susan L ^b,c   Kim, Hyoun K ^a   Capaldi, Deborah M ^a   Owen, Lee D ^a  

^a OREGON SOCIAL LEARNING CENTER   (United States)

^b MS 41108   (United States)

^c Washington State Department of Corrections   (United States)

Author keywords

Fathering; Life course trajectories; Low SES; Role transitions; Survival analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745299463     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: 17413737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-2445.2005.00126.x     Document Type: Review

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