Health-related adjustment of adolescents in various postdivorce family structures with main focus on father custody with and without a stepmother

Journal of Divorce and Remarriage

Volumn 51, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 379-395

  Ulveseter, Grethe ^a   Breivik, Kyrre ^b   Thuen, Frode ^c  

^a Betanien Diaconal University College   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c BERGEN UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Norway)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Divorce; Family arrangement; Father custody; Stepmother

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956771718     PISSN: 10502556     EISSN: 15404811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10502556.2010.504088     Document Type: Article

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