Custodial grandmother-grandfather dyads: Pathways among marital distress, grandparent dysphoria, parenting practice, and grandchild adjustment

Family Relations

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 45-59

  Smith, Gregory C ^a   Hancock, Gregory R ^b  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Custodial grandparents; Family processes; Marital distress; Parenting; Psychological well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952036388     PISSN: 01976664     EISSN: 17413729     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3729.2009.00585.x     Document Type: Article

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