Improving the Emotional Adjustment and Communication Patterns of Incarcerated Mothers: Effectiveness of a Prison Parenting Intervention

Journal of Child and Family Studies

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 89-101

  Loper, Ann Booker ^a   Tuerk, Elena Hontoria ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Incarcerated mothers; Parent training; Parenting stress; Prison parents; Prisoner adjustment; Prisoners

Indexed keywords

EID: 78751575806     PISSN: 10621024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10826-010-9381-8     Document Type: Article

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