When Parents Break Sacred Vows: The Role of Spiritual Appraisals, Coping, and Struggles in Young Adults' Adjustment to Parental Divorce

Psychology of Religion and Spirituality

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 233-248

  Warner, Heidi L ^a   Mahoney, Annette ^b   Krumrei, Elizabeth J ^c  

^a Urbandale IA   (United States)

^b BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

children; divorce; religion; religious coping; spirituality

Indexed keywords

EID: 72449162688     PISSN: 19411022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0016787     Document Type: Article

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