Parental Financial Assistance and Young Adults' Relationships With Parents and Well-being

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 713-733

  Kirkpatrick Johnson, Monica ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Financial assistance; Parent child relationships; Transition to adulthood; Well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878007473     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: 17413737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jomf.12029     Document Type: Article

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