Understanding Unique Effects of Parental Incarceration on Children: Challenges, Progress, and Recommendations

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 342-356

  Johnson, Elizabeth I ^a   Easterling, Beth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Child well being; Parental incarceration; Selection bias

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858640267     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: 17413737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2012.00957.x     Document Type: Article

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