The antecedents and consequences of adolescents' relationships with stepfathers and nonresident fathers

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 910-928

  King, Valarie ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Child well being; Nonresident fathers; Relationship quality; Stepfathers

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749569846     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: 17413737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2006.00304.x     Document Type: Article

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