Variation in associations between family dinners and adolescent well-being

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 13-23

  Meier, Ann ^a   Musick, Kelly ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b Cornell University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Child well being; Family demography; National longitudinal study of adolescent health; Parental investment involvement

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892378722     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: 17413737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jomf.12079     Document Type: Article

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