Family structure instability and mobility: The consequences for adolescents' problem behavior

Social Science Research

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 186-201

  Fomby, Paula ^a   Sennott, Christie A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent behavior; Family structure; Mobility

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869084932     PISSN: 0049089X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2012.08.016     Document Type: Article

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