Feeling caught between parents: Adult children's Relations with parents and subjective well-being

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 222-235

  Amato, Paul R ^a   Afifi, Tamara D ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Marital conflict; Parent child relationships; Parental divorce; Subjective well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645141835     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: 17413737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2006.00243.x     Document Type: Article

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