Does an unplanned pregnancy have long-term implications for mother-child relationships?

Journal of Family Issues

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 506-526

  Nelson, Jackie A ^a   O'Brien, Marion ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

Author keywords

depressive symptoms; mediated moderation; mother adolescent relationship; parenting stress; pregnancy planning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857860466     PISSN: 0192513X     EISSN: 15525481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0192513X11420820     Document Type: Article

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