Linking parental divorce and marital discord to the timing of emerging adults marriage and cohabitation

Romantic Relationships in Emerging Adulthood

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 123-141

  Cui, Ming ^a   Wickrama, K A S ^b   Lorenz, Frederick O ^b   Conger, Rand D ^c  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Iowa State University   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 80052403847     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511761935.008     Document Type: Chapter

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