Parental divorce during adolescence and adjustment in early adulthood

Adolescence

Volumn 36, Issue 143, 2001, Pages 467-489

  Richardson, Stacey ^a   McCabe, Marita P ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; DEPRESSION; DIVORCE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; DEPRESSION; DIVORCE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0035468604     PISSN: 00018449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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