Associations Between Adolescents' Family Stressors and Life Satisfaction

Journal of Child and Family Studies

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 76-84

  Chappel, Ashley M ^a   Suldo, Shannon M ^a   Ogg, Julia A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Family stress; Interparental conflict; Major life events; Positive psychology; Subjective well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 84891623988     PISSN: 10621024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10826-012-9687-9     Document Type: Article

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