Children's adjustment in non-traditional families in Israel: The effect of parental sexual orientation and the number of parents on children's development

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 178-184

  Shechner, T ^a   Slone, M ^a   Lobel, T E ^a   Shechter, R ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Child adjustment; Lesbian mothers; Non traditional families; Single mothers

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; ISRAEL; LESBIANISM; MALE; PARENT; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SINGLE PARENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; ISRAEL; MALE; PARENTS; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOMETRICS; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SINGLE-PARENT FAMILY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84873057094     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: 13652214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2011.01337.x     Document Type: Article

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