Parental divorce, personal characteristics and early adult intimate relationships

Journal of Divorce and Remarriage

Volumn 33, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 91-109

  Burns, Ailsa ^a   Dunlop, Rosemary ^b  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b The Department of Psychology   (United States)

Author keywords

Divorce and adolescents; Divorce and adult relationships; Divorce in Australia

Indexed keywords

EID: 85008756557     PISSN: 10502556     EISSN: 15404811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J087v33n01_06     Document Type: Article

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