Adolescents' pregnancy intentions, wantedness, and regret: Cross-lagged relations with mental health and harsh parenting

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 167-185

  East, Patricia L ^a   Chien, Nina C ^b   Barber, Jennifer S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CHILD TRENDS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent Pregnancy; Cross Lagged Analysis; Parenting Stress; Postpartum Mental Health; Pregnancy Intentions

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855790166     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: 17413737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2011.00885.x     Document Type: Article

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