Psychosocial well-being and the relationship between divorce and children's academic achievement

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 933-946

  Potter, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Child school achievement; Divorce; Mental health; Middle childhood; Well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955148570     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: 17413737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2010.00740.x     Document Type: Article

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