Self-reported Psychological Well-being among Adult Children of Divorce in Sweden

Acta Sociologica

Volumn 41, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 209-225

  Gähler, Michael ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

family dissension; long term consequences; parental divorce; psychological well being; Sweden

Indexed keywords

EID: 22444451646     PISSN: 00016993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000169939804100212     Document Type: Article

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