The influence of parents' marital quality on adult children's attitudes toward marriage and its alternatives: Main and moderating effects

Demography

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 659-672

  Cunningham, Mick ^a   Thornton, Arland ^b  

^a WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 33845498428     PISSN: 00703370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/dem.2006.0031     Document Type: Article

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