Maternal welfare and employment experiences and adolescent well-being: Do mothers' human capital characteristics matter?

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 193-215

  Coley, Rebekah Levine ^a   Bachman, Heather J ^b   Votruba Drzal, Elizabeth ^c   Lohman, Brenda J ^d   Li Grining, Christine P ^e  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent functioning; Human capital; Maternal employment; Poverty; Welfare reform

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846375517     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2006.07.004     Document Type: Article

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