The complex relationship between parental divorce and the sense of control

Journal of Family Issues

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1050-1072

  Kim, Joongbaeck ^a   Woo, Hyeyoung ^b  

^a Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^b PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

life course; mental health; parental divorce; sense of control

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959911365     PISSN: 0192513X     EISSN: 15525481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0192513X11404521     Document Type: Article

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