FATHER INVOLVEMENT AND LONG-TERM YOUNG ADULT OUTCOMES: THE DIFFERENTIAL CONTRIBUTIONS OF DIVORCE AND GENDER

Family Court Review

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 573-587

  Finley, Gordon E ^a   Schwartz, Seth J ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

custody; distress; divorce; fathers; outcomes; subjective well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 58149488080     PISSN: 15312445     EISSN: 17441617     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-1617.2007.00172.x     Document Type: Article

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