Stepfamily Education: Perceived Benefits for Children

Journal of Divorce and Remarriage

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 36-49

  Higginbotham, Brian ^a   Skogrand, Linda ^a   Torres, Eliza ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication; Empathy; Marriage; Relationship education; Remarriage; Stepfamily

Indexed keywords

EID: 77649163443     PISSN: 10502556     EISSN: 15404811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10502550903423271     Document Type: Article

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