What adolescents bring to and learn from relationship education classes: Does social address matter?

Journal of Couple and Relationship Therapy

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 95-112

  Kerpelman, Jennifer L ^a   Pittman, Joe F ^a   Adler Baeder, Francesca ^a   Stringer, Kate J ^a   Eryigit, Suna ^a   Cadely, Hans Saint eloi ^a   Harrell Levy, Marinda K ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Family structure; Growth curve model; Low income families; Youth focused relationship education

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951694060     PISSN: 15332691     EISSN: 15332683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15332691003694877     Document Type: Article

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