Delayed parental divorce: How much do children benefit?

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 446-457

  Furstenberg, Frank F ^a   Kiernan, Kathleen E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adult outcomes; Children; Divorce; Emotional well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035343823     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2001.00446.x     Document Type: Article

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