Family and legal indicators of child adjustment to divorce among families with young children

Journal of Family Psychology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 169-180

  Pruett, Marsha Kline ^c   Williams, Tamra Y ^a,c   Insabella, Glendessa ^c   Little, Todd D ^b,c  

^a Riverbend Community Mental Health   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; DIVORCE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIVORCE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PARENTING; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0038236674     PISSN: 08933200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0893-3200.17.2.169     Document Type: Article

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