Fathering with multiple partners: Links to children's well-being in early childhood

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 608-631

  Bronte Tinkew, Jacinta ^a   Horowitz, Allison ^a   Scott, Mindy E ^a  

^a CHILD TRENDS   (United States)

Author keywords

Child adolescent outcomes; Family structure; Father child relations; Fatherhood; Fragile Families and Child Well being (FFCW); Well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 68749090224     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: 17413737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2009.00622.x     Document Type: Article

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