Mothers' and fathers' perceptions of change and continuity in their relationships with young adult sons and daughters

Journal of Family Issues

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 234-261

  Proulx, Christine M ^a   Helms, Heather M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

Author keywords

Content analysis; Gendered relationships; Parent child relationships; Young adulthood

Indexed keywords

EID: 37849044685     PISSN: 0192513X     EISSN: 15525481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0192513X07307855     Document Type: Article

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