The family that plays together fares better: Examining the contribution of shared family time to family resilience following divorce

Journal of Divorce and Remarriage

Volumn 46, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 21-48

  Hutchinson, Susan L ^a   Afifi, Tamara ^b   Krause, Stephanie ^c  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adjustment; Coping; Divorce; Family resilience; Remarriage; Shared family time

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947184965     PISSN: 10502556     EISSN: 15404811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J087v46n03_03     Document Type: Article

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