Consequences of parental divorce for child development

American Sociological Review

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 487-511

  Kim, Hyun Sik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

childhood; children of divorce; three stage model

Indexed keywords

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD WELFARE; DIVORCE; LEAST SQUARES METHOD; NUMERICAL MODEL;

EID: 79957605530     PISSN: 00031224     EISSN: 19398271     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0003122411407748     Document Type: Article

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