Siblings, parenting, conflict, and divorce: Do young adults' perceptions of past family experiences predict their present adjustment?

Journal of Divorce and Remarriage

Volumn 47, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 67-85

  Young, Laura ^a   Ehrenberg, Marion F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Divorce; Interparental conflict; Parental differential treatment; Parenting quality; Psychological adjustment; Young adults

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548496500     PISSN: 10502556     EISSN: 15404811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J087v47n03_04     Document Type: Article

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