Adolescent adjustment and well-being: Effects of parental divorce and distress

Scandinavian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 75-84

  StØrksen, Ingunn ^a,d   RØysamb, Espen ^a,b   Holmen, Turid L ^c   Tambs, Kristian ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c HUNT Research Center   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Divorce; Psychological distress; School problems; Well being

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; DIVORCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NORWAY; PARENT; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIME;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; DIVORCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NORWAY; PARENTS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33644866259     PISSN: 00365564     EISSN: 14679450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9450.2006.00494.x     Document Type: Article

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