Mothers' economic hardship and behavior problems in their early adolescents

Journal of Family Issues

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 511-531

  Burrell, Ginger Lockhart ^a   Roosa, Mark W ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Behavior problems; Early adolescents; Economic hardship; Externalizing

Indexed keywords

EID: 61849158677     PISSN: 0192513X     EISSN: 15525481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0192513X08327887     Document Type: Article

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