The role of coparents in african american single-mother families: The indirect effect of coparent identity on youth psychosocial adjustment

Journal of Family Psychology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 252-262

  Parent, Justin ^a   Jones, Deborah J ^b   Forehand, Rex ^a   Cuellar, Jessica ^b   Shoulberg, Erin K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Coparenting; Single mother families; Youth externalizing; Youth internalizing

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROL; FAMILY CONFLICT; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SINGLE PARENT; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CHILD; FAMILY CONFLICT; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; SINGLE-PARENT FAMILY; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84876131201     PISSN: 08933200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0031477     Document Type: Article

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