Telling all of the story: The effects of single parent residency arrangements on children whose parents separate or divorce

Journal of Divorce and Remarriage

Volumn 37, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 85-100

  Pike, Lisbeth T ^a  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Child outcomes; Residency arrangements; Single parents

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937384833     PISSN: 10502556     EISSN: 15404811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J087v37n03_05     Document Type: Article

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