Early parental separation and the psychosocial development of daughters 6-9 years old

American Journal of Orthopsychiatry

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 49-60

  Japel, Christa ^b   Tremblay, Richard E ^a   Vitaro, Frank ^b   Boulerice, Bernard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIVORCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; SCHOOL; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGE FACTORS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIVORCE; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MENTAL HEALTH; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEUROTIC DISORDERS; NUCLEAR FAMILY; PATERNAL DEPRIVATION; PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT; SINGLE PARENT; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT;

EID: 0032952990     PISSN: 00029432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/h0080381     Document Type: Article

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