Relationship trajectories, parenting stress, and unwed mothers' transition to a new baby

Parenting

Volumn 9, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 160-177

  Ryan, Rebecca M ^a   Tolani, Nitika ^b   Brooks Gunn, Jeanne ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b AMERICAN INSTITUTES FOR RESEARCH   (United States)

^c Columbia University ^*  (United States)

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EID: 60149102409     PISSN: 15295192     EISSN: 15327922     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15295190802656844     Document Type: Article

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