Family structure transitions and maternal parenting stress

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 558-574

  Cooper, Careye ^a,c   McLanahan, Sara S ^a   Meadows, Sarah O ^b   Brooks Gunn, Jeanne ^b  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^c Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Education; Family structure; Fragile families; Parenting

Indexed keywords

EID: 68749091497     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: 17413737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2009.00619.x     Document Type: Article

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