Single mothers, nonresident fathers, and preschoolers' socioemotional development: Social support, psychological well-being, and parenting quality

Journal of Social Service Research

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 129-140

  Jackson, Aurora P ^a   Preston, Kathleen S J ^b   Thomas, Crystal A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child behavior problems; Depressive symptoms; Nonresident fathers; Parenting quality; Parenting stress; Single mothers; Social support

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874316762     PISSN: 01488376     EISSN: 15407314     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01488376.2012.723241     Document Type: Article

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