Low-income Latina mothers' expectations for their pregnant daughters' autonomy and interdependence

Journal of Research on Adolescence

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 215-238

  Nadeem, Erum ^a,c   Romo, Laura F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent pregnancy; Latino families; Mother adolescent interaction; Parenting

Indexed keywords

EID: 44149109411     PISSN: 10508392     EISSN: 15327795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-7795.2008.00558.x     Document Type: Article

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