Family structure history and adolescent adjustment

Journal of Family Issues

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 944-980

  Cavanagh, Shannon E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent drug use; Adolescent emotional distress; Family structure instability; Parenting processes

Indexed keywords

EID: 44649131254     PISSN: 0192513X     EISSN: 15525481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0192513X07311232     Document Type: Article

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