Relating Engagement to Outcomes in Prevention: The Case of a Parenting Program for Couples

American Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 50, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 17-25

  Brown, Louis D ^a   Goslin, Megan C ^b   Feinberg, Mark E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coparenting; Engagement; Outcome mediation; Parenting; Prevention

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864572889     PISSN: 00910562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10464-011-9467-5     Document Type: Article

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