Longitudinal patterns of nonresident fathers' involvement: The role of resources and relations

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 962-977

  Ryan, Rebecca M ^a,c   Kalil, Ariel ^a,c   Ziol Guest, Kathleen M ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^d HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Early childhood; Family relations; Fatherhood; Nonresidential parents

Indexed keywords

EID: 54849432217     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: 17413737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2008.00539.x     Document Type: Article

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