Use a library database to find journal articles on your research topic.
If you are new to using indexes, this guide on Tips for Finding Articles will be useful. If you need a refresher on how to identify scholarly journal articles, refer to the Scholarly vs. Popular articles chart.
Topics in human development and family studies often overlap with complementary areas of inquiry. To that end, it may be useful to search within a multidisciplinary index, or other subject specific indexes. The list below is NOT COMPREHENSIVE and is intended as a starting point to direct you towards indexes that are often relevant to human development and family studies topics.
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Finding Dissertations and Theses
Instructions for locating the text of dissertations and theses completed at MSU and elsewhere, using the library catalog and the online ProQuest Digital Dissertations index