You want to know how it affected me? Young adults' perceptions of the impact of parental divorce

Journal of Divorce and Remarriage

Volumn 44, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 125-143

  Cartwright, Claire ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Adult children of divorce; Adult well being; Divorce; Offspring of divorce; Relationships

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746408589     PISSN: 10502556     EISSN: 15404811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J087v44n03_08     Document Type: Article

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