Predictors of parenting among African American single mothers: Personal and contextual factors

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 448-460

  Kotchick, Beth A ^a   Dorsey, Shannon ^b   Heller, Laurie ^c  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MARYLAND   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Child development; Family stress; Neighborhood; Parenting

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745312930     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: 17413737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-2445.2005.00127.x     Document Type: Review

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