Interparental relations, maternal employment, and fathering in Mexican American families

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 26-39

  Formoso, Diana ^a,b   Gonzales, Nancy A ^a   Barrera Jr , Manuel ^a   Dumka, Larry E ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Child adjustment; Family conflict; Father child relations; Low income families; Maternal employment; Mexican Americans

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846434426     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: 17413737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2006.00341.x     Document Type: Article

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