Parental marital conflict and divorce, parent-child relationships, and social support among Latino-American young adults

Personal Relationships

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 392-409

  Riggio, Heidi R ^a   Valenzuela, Ann Marie ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CLAREMONT GRADUATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 80052410758     PISSN: 13504126     EISSN: 14756811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6811.2010.01305.x     Document Type: Article

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