Divorce-related variables as predictors of young adults' retrospective fathering reports

Journal of Divorce and Remarriage

Volumn 44, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 145-163

  Schwartz, Seth J ^a   Finley, Gordon E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Custody; Divorce; Father involvement; Father child relationship; Nurturant fathering

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746559720     PISSN: 10502556     EISSN: 15404811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J087v44n01_08     Document Type: Article

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