Marital Transitions and Changes in African American Mothers' Depressive Symptoms: The Buffering Role of Financial Resources

Journal of Family Psychology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 839-847

  Varner, Fatima ^a   Mandara, Jelani ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; depressive symptoms; financial resources; marital status

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DIVORCE; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MARRIAGE; MOTHER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DIVORCE; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MARRIAGE; MOTHERS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 72449122878     PISSN: 08933200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0017007     Document Type: Article

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