Parenting, Parental Mental Health, and Child Functioning in Families Residing in Supportive Housing

American Journal of Orthopsychiatry

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 336-347

  Gewirtz, Abigail H ^a   DeGarmo, David S ^b   Plowman, Elizabeth J ^a   August, Gerald ^a   Realmuto, George ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b Social Learning Center   (United States)

Author keywords

children; family supportive housing; homelessness; mental health; parenting

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY FUNCTIONING; FAMILY STRESS; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOMELESSNESS; HOUSING; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; URBAN AREA;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; HOMELESS PERSONS; HOMELESS YOUTH; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PARENTING; PARENTS; PUBLIC HOUSING; SELF EFFICACY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 70350495888     PISSN: 00029432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0016732     Document Type: Article

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