Predictors of threat to self-appraisals for children from divorced homes

Journal of Divorce and Remarriage

Volumn 48, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 1-27

  Soper, Ana C ^a   Wolchik, Sharlene A ^a   Sandler, Irwin ^a   Tein, Jenn Yun ^a   Lustig, Julie L ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Children's mental health problems; Divorced families; Threat to self appraisals

Indexed keywords

EID: 38049119610     PISSN: 10502556     EISSN: 15404811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J087v48n01_01     Document Type: Article

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