Economic pressure, maternal depression, and child adjustment in Latino families: An exploratory study

Journal of Family and Economic Issues

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 183-202

  Dennis, Jessica M ^a   Parke, Ross D ^a   Coltrane, Scott ^a   Blacher, Jan ^a   Borthwick Duffy, Sharon A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Child adjustment; Economic pressure; Emotional support; Latino families; Maternal depression

Indexed keywords

EID: 4043140176     PISSN: 10580476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023706424725     Document Type: Article

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