The kids are alright (at least, most of them): Links between divorce and dissolution and child well-being

Handbook of Divorce and Relationship Dissolution

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 289-311

  Barber, Bonnie L ^a   Demo, David H ^b  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4324/9781315820880-25     Document Type: Chapter

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