Prenatal Representations of Coparenting Among Unmarried First-Time African American Mothers

Family Process

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 360-375

  Gaskin Butler, Vikki T ^a   Engert, Tina ^a   Markievitz, Meredith ^a   Swenson, Camielle ^a   Mchale, James ^a  

^a USF St Petersburg ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFANT; INTERVIEW; MOTHER; NEWBORN; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; ROLE PLAYING; SINGLE PARENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MOTHERS; PARENTING; PARITY; PREGNANCY; ROLE; SINGLE PARENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866386261     PISSN: 00147370     EISSN: 15455300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1545-5300.2012.01409.x     Document Type: Article

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