Siblings’ perceptions of their parents’ divorce

Journal of Divorce and Remarriage

Volumn 35, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 91-106

  Jennings, Melissa ^a   Howe, Nina ^a  

^a Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

Author keywords

Divorce; Perceptions; Quality; Relationships; Siblings

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937333182     PISSN: 10502556     EISSN: 15404811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J087v35n01_05     Document Type: Article

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