Financial problems and divorce: Do demographic characteristics strengthen the relationship?

Journal of Divorce and Remarriage

Volumn 43, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 149-161

  Andersen, Jan D ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Demographic characteristics and divorce; Financial problems and divorce; Predicting divorce

Indexed keywords

EID: 32444441268     PISSN: 10502556     EISSN: 15404811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J087v43n01_08     Document Type: Article

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