Contributions of family leisure to family functioning among single-parent families

Leisure Sciences

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 143-161

  Hornberger, Laurel B ^a   Zabriskie, Ramon B ^a   Freeman, Patti ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dual parent family; Family functioning; Family leisure; Single parent family

Indexed keywords

RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; SINGLE PARENT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 77949338089     PISSN: 01490400     EISSN: 15210588     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01490400903547153     Document Type: Article

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