Adolescents with two nonresident biological parents: Living arrangements, parental involvement, and well-being

Journal of Family Issues

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 3-30

  King, Valarie ^a   Mitchell, Katherine ^b   Hawkins, Daniel N ^c  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

Author keywords

Child well being; Family structure; Nonresident parents; Parental involvement

Indexed keywords

EID: 70949100502     PISSN: 0192513X     EISSN: 15525481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0192513X09345833     Document Type: Article

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