EFFECTS OF FATHER AND MOTHER PARENTING ON CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH IN HIGH- AND LOW-CONFLICT DIVORCES

Family Court Review

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 282-296

  Sandler, Irwin ^a   Miles, Jonathan ^b   Cookston, Jeffrey ^c   Braver, Sanford ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Searchlight Consulting   (United States)

^c SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

child divorce adjustment; interparental conflict; noncustodial fathers; parenting

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650288906     PISSN: 15312445     EISSN: 17441617     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-1617.2008.00201.x     Document Type: Article

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