A comparison of young teenage, older teenage, and adult mothers on determinants of parenting

Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied

Volumn 123, Issue 2, 1989, Pages 141-151

  Reis, Janet ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD REARING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MATERNAL AGE; MOTHER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD REARING; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MATERNAL AGE; MOTHERS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84953198955     PISSN: 00223980     EISSN: 19401019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00223980.1989.10542970     Document Type: Article

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