Coparenting conflict and parenting behavior in economically disadvantaged single parent African American families: The role of maternal psychological distress

Journal of Family Violence

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 621-630

  Dorsey, Shannon ^a   Forehand, Rex ^b   Brody, Gene ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Coparenting conflict; Maternal functioning; Parenting; Psychological distress

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547735920     PISSN: 08857482     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10896-007-9114-y     Document Type: Article

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