Adolescent mothers' perceptions of the coparenting relationship with their child's father: A function of attachment security and trust

Journal of Family Issues

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 884-905

  Sheftall, Arielle H ^a   Schoppe Sullivan, Sarah J ^a   Futris, Ted G ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Attachment; Coparenting; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952898151     PISSN: 0192513X     EISSN: 15525481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0192513X09359892     Document Type: Article

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