Parental divorce and college students: The impact of family unpredictability and perceptions of divorce

Journal of Divorce and Remarriage

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 248-259

  Ross, Lisa Thomson ^a   Miller, Julie Roberts ^a  

^a Department of Teacher Education and Department of Sociology and Anthropology   (United States)

Author keywords

Assertiveness; Children; Divorce; Family unpredictability; Locus of control; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 70549087764     PISSN: 10502556     EISSN: 15404811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10502550902790746     Document Type: Article

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