Impacts of divorce on the behavior and adjustment problems, parenting styles, and attachment styles of children: Literature review including Turkish studies

Journal of Divorce and Remarriage

Volumn 42, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 127-151

  Sirvanli Ozen, Dilek ^a  

^a OKAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Age; Attachment styles; Behaviour and adjustment problems; Children; Divorce; Parenting styles; Sex; Social support

Indexed keywords

EID: 32444439781     PISSN: 10502556     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J087v42n03_08     Document Type: Review

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