Does the quality of parent-child relationships mediate the increased risk for antisocial behavior and substance use among adolescents in single-mother and single-father families?

Journal of Divorce and Remarriage

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 400-426

  Kyrre, Breivik ^a   Dan, Olweus ^a   Inger, Endresen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Antisocial behavior; Divorce; Mediating effect; Parent child relationship; Single father; Single mother; Substance use

Indexed keywords

EID: 70549114777     PISSN: 10502556     EISSN: 15404811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10502550902766282     Document Type: Article

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