Adult daughters' family structure and the association between reciprocity and relationship quality

Journal of Family Issues

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 208-228

  Schwarz, Beate ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Adults; Divorce; Intergenerational relations; Social support

Indexed keywords

EID: 31944445953     PISSN: 0192513X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0192513X05282186     Document Type: Article

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