Despair by association? the mental health of mothers with children by recently incarcerated fathers

American Sociological Review

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 216-243

  Wildeman, Christopher ^a   Schnittker, Jason ^b   Turney, Kristin ^c  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Family instability; Incarceration; Life dissatisfaction; Stratification

Indexed keywords

DIVORCE; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; MARRIAGE; MATERNAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH;

EID: 84859054300     PISSN: 00031224     EISSN: 19398271     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0003122411436234     Document Type: Article

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