The relative risk and timing of divorce in families of children with an autism spectrum disorder

Journal of Family Psychology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 449-457

  Hartley, Sigan L ^a   Barker, Erin T ^a   Seltzer, Marsha Mailick ^a   Floyd, Frank ^b   Greenberg, Jan ^a   Orsmond, Gael ^c   Bolt, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorders; Divorce; Marital relationship; Parent

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BIRTH ORDER; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; DIVORCE; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MATERNAL AGE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK; STATISTICS; TIME; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BIRTH ORDER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; DIVORCE; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MARRIAGE; MASSACHUSETTS; MATERNAL AGE; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; RISK; TIME FACTORS; WISCONSIN;

EID: 77956309708     PISSN: 08933200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0019847     Document Type: Article

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