Divorce mediation: The impact of mediation on the psychological well-being of children and parents

Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 35-46

  Walton, Lisa ^a,b   Oliver, Chris ^a   Griffin, Christine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b Malvern House   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Divorce mediation; Family; Family mediation; Mental health; Parents

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032589542     PISSN: 10529284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1298(199901/02)9:1<35::AID-CASP501>3.0.CO;2-X     Document Type: Article

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