"I learned the bad things I'm doing": Adolescent mothers' perceptions of a relationship education program

Marriage and Family Review

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 207-223

  Toews, Michelle L ^a   Yazedjian, Ani ^a  

^a TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent mothers; Communication; Conflict resolution strategies; Qualitative; Relationship education

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953837372     PISSN: 01494929     EISSN: 15409635     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01494929.2010.490197     Document Type: Article

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