Parental Divorce Among Young and Adult Children: A Long-Term Quantitative Analysis of Mental Health and Family Solidarity

Journal of Divorce and Remarriage

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 247-266

  Uphold Carrier, Holly ^a   Utz, Rebecca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

adult children; age at divorce; depression; family solidarity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861946423     PISSN: 10502556     EISSN: 15404811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10502556.2012.663272     Document Type: Article

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