Another baby? Father involvement and childbearing in Fragile families

Journal of Family Psychology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 976-986

  Kotila, Letitia E ^a   Kamp Dush, Claire M ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Childbearing; Father involvement; Multipartner fertility; Nonmarital fertility; Repartnering

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FAMILY; FATHER; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; MOTHER; PARITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SINGLE PARENT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; FAMILY; FATHERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MARRIAGE; MOTHERS; PARENTING; PARITY; SINGLE PARENT; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84874402085     PISSN: 08933200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0030715     Document Type: Article

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