Kin support and parenting practices among low-income African American mothers: Moderating effects of mothers' psychological adjustment

Journal of Black Psychology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 3-23

  Taylor, Ronald ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

family relations; kinship support; mothers' adjustment

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650504290     PISSN: 00957984     EISSN: 15524558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0095798410372623     Document Type: Article

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