The timing of family instability and children's social development

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1258-1270

  Cavanagh, Shannon E ^a   Huston, Aletha C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Development or outcomes; Family structure; Middle childhood

Indexed keywords

EID: 57149110269     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: 17413737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2008.00564.x     Document Type: Article

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