Distress among young adults from divorced families

Journal of Family Psychology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 671-685

  Laumann Billings, Lisa ^b   Emery, Robert E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONFLICT; CONTROL; CUSTODY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIVORCE; FEMALE; GUILT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; POVERTY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STUDENT; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD CUSTODY; CHILD OF IMPAIRED PARENTS; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); DIVORCE; FEMALE; GUILT; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MID-ATLANTIC REGION; POVERTY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 0034360607     PISSN: 08933200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0893-3200.14.4.671     Document Type: Article

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