Five styles of positive stepmothering from the perspective of young adult stepdaughters

Journal of Divorce and Remarriage

Volumn 46, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 119-134

  Crohn, Helen ^a  

^a Jewish Board of Family and Children's Services   (United States)

Author keywords

Stepdaughter; Stepfamily; Stepmother; Strengths perspective; Typologies

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749533822     PISSN: 10502556     EISSN: 15404811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J087v46n01_07     Document Type: Article

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