Childhood family adversity and the quality of marital relationships in young adulthood

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 818-842

  Doucet, Joanne ^a   Aseltine Jr , Robert H ^b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent dating relationships; Childhood adversity; Childhood family conflict; Intimate relationships; Parental divorce

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346307210     PISSN: 02654075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0265407503206006     Document Type: Article

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