Young mothers, delinquent children: Assessing mediating factors among American youth

Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 172-189

  Barnes, J C ^a   Morris, Robert G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Add Health; maternal age at childbirth (MAC); mediation; young motherhood

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857673793     PISSN: 15412040     EISSN: 15569330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1541204011423260     Document Type: Article

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