Parental divorce, marital conflict and children's behavior problems: A comparison of adopted and biological children

Social Forces

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 1139-1161

  Amato, Paul R ^a   Cheadle, Jacob E ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

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EID: 42149119508     PISSN: 00377732     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/sof.0.0025     Document Type: Article

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