Mother-grandmother coparenting relationships in families with incarcerated mothers: A pilot investigation

Family Process

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 165-184

  Baker, Jason ^a   Mchale, James ^b   Strozier, Anne ^c   Cecil, Dawn ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Child Behavior Problems; Coparenting; Family Dynamics; Grandmothers; Incarcerated Mothers; Intergenerational Relations

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CUSTODY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FAMILY CONFLICT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRISONER; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD CUSTODY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FAMILY CONFLICT; FEMALE; FLORIDA; HUMANS; INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONS; MIDDLE AGED; PARENTING; PILOT PROJECTS; PRISONERS; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 77954129836     PISSN: 00147370     EISSN: 15455300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1545-5300.2010.01316.x     Document Type: Article

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