Psychosocial adjustment of low-income African American youth from single mother homes: The role of the youth-coparent relationship

Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 427-438

  Sterrett, Emma M ^a   Jones, Deborah J ^a   Kincaid, Carlye ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SINGLE PARENT; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SINGLE PARENT; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349572290     PISSN: 15374416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15374410902851663     Document Type: Article

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