Parental cohabitation experiences and adolescent behavioral outcomes

Population Research and Policy Review

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 593-618

  Bulanda, Ronald E ^a   Manning, Wendy D ^b  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cohabitation; Family structure

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COHABITATION; FAMILY STRUCTURE;

EID: 50849088648     PISSN: 01675923     EISSN: 15737829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11113-008-9083-8     Document Type: Article

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