Does the rebound effect exist? Time to remarriage and subsequent union stability

Journal of Divorce and Remarriage

Volumn 46, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 9-20

  Wolfinger, Nicholas H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Divorce; Remarital stability; Remarriage; Timing of remarriage

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947145333     PISSN: 10502556     EISSN: 15404811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J087v46n03_02     Document Type: Article

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