Understanding parenting stress among young, low-income, african-american, first-time mothers

Early Education and Development

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 265-282

  Chang, Yiting ^a   Fine, Mark A ^a   Ispa, Jean ^a   Thornburg, Kathy R ^a   Sharp, Elizabeth ^a   Wolfenstein, Miriam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

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EID: 33748428842     PISSN: 10409289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15566935eed1503_2     Document Type: Article

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