Nonstandard schedules and young children's behavioral outcomes among working low-income families

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 139-156

  Joshi, Pamela ^a   Bogen, Karen ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior problems; Low income families; Maternal employment; Nonstandard work schedules; Parenting; Preschoolers

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846414670     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: 17413737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2006.00350.x     Document Type: Article

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