Assessing custodial mother adjustment to divorce: The role of divorce education and family functioning

Journal of Divorce and Remarriage

Volumn 41, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 1-24

  Zimmerman, Diane K ^a   Brown, Joe H ^b   Portes, Pedro R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN PLATTEVILLE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chinese context; Hong Kong; Nonresidential parenting; Post divorce families

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248599095     PISSN: 10502556     EISSN: 15404811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J087v41n01_01     Document Type: Article

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