Racial and ethnic variation in the predictors of maternal parenting stress

Journal of Social Service Research

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 429-444

  Cardoso, Jodi Berger ^a   Padilla, Yolanda C ^a   Sampson, McClain ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Child health; Family; Maternal health; Mental health; Mexican american; Parenting stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957819302     PISSN: 01488376     EISSN: 15407314     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01488376.2010.510948     Document Type: Article

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