Parenting stress, perceived child regard, and depressive symptoms among stepmothers and biological mothers

Family Relations

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 533-544

  Shapiro, Danielle N ^a   Stewart, Abigail J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Parenting stress; Stepmother

Indexed keywords

EID: 80155156059     PISSN: 01976664     EISSN: 17413729     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3729.2011.00665.x     Document Type: Article

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