Better parents, more stable partners: Union transitions among cohabiting parents

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 889-901

  McClain, Lauren Rinelli ^a  

^a SAVANNAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cohabitation; Coparenting; Father involvement; Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study; Marriage; Parenthood

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053320277     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: 17413737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2011.00859.x     Document Type: Article

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