Longitudinal effects of divorce on the quality of the father-child relationship and on fathers' psychological well-being

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 397-408

  Shapiro, Adam ^b   Lambert, James David ^a  

^a EDGEWOOD COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Divorce; Fatherhood; Intergenerational relationships; Mental health

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033130568     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/353757     Document Type: Article

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