Double jeopardy: Parental conflict and stepfamily outcomes for children

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 141-154

  Hanson, Thomas L ^a   Mclanahan, Sara S ^a   Thomson, Elizabeth ^b  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Child well being; Family structure; Parental conflict; Stepfamilies

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039297029     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/353383     Document Type: Article

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