Mediating mechanisms for the intergenerational transmission of constructive parenting: A prospective longitudinal study

Journal of Family Issues

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1574-1599

  Chen, Zeng Yin ^a   Liu, Ruth X ^b   Kaplan, Howard B ^c  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender; Intergenerational; Longitudinal; Marital satisfaction; Parenting

Indexed keywords

EID: 55149113308     PISSN: 0192513X     EISSN: 15525481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0192513X08318968     Document Type: Article

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