Parent marital quality and the parent-adolescent relationship: Effects on adolescent and young adult health outcomes

Marriage and Family Review

Volumn 45, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 218-248

  Hair, Elizabeth C ^a   Anderson Moore, Kristin ^a   Hadley, Alena M ^a   Kaye, Kelleen ^b   Day, Randal D ^c   Orthner, Dennis K ^d  

^a CHILD TRENDS   (United States)

^b University of Chicago   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Health; Longitudinal survey; Parent marital quality; Parent adolescent relationship

Indexed keywords

EID: 72449203662     PISSN: 01494929     EISSN: 15409635     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01494920902733567     Document Type: Article

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