Divorced and separated parents in conflict: Results from a true experiment effect of a court mandated parenting education program

Journal of Divorce and Remarriage

Volumn 48, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 127-144

  Whitehurst, Dorothy ^a   O'Keefe, Stephen ^b   Wilson, Robert ^b  

^a MARSHALL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Conflict; Divorce separated parents; Evaluation; Mandated parent education; Research

Indexed keywords

EID: 57749142891     PISSN: 10502556     EISSN: 15404811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J087v48n03_08     Document Type: Article

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