Reducing Interparental Conflict Among Parents in Contentious Child Custody Disputes: An Initial Investigation of the Working Together Program

Journal of Marital and Family Therapy

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 542-555

  Owen, Jesse ^a   Rhoades, Galena K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILD REARING; CUSTODY; DIVORCE; EDUCATION; FAMILY CONFLICT; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD CUSTODY; CHILD REARING; DIVORCE; FAMILY CONFLICT; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEGOTIATING; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84864018130     PISSN: 0194472X     EISSN: 17520606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-0606.2010.00215.x     Document Type: Article

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