Validation of a questionnaire to assess the difficulties of couples in stepfamilies

Journal of Divorce and Remarriage

Volumn 35, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 155-172

  Beaudry, Madeleine ^a   Parent, Claudine ^a   Saint Jacques, Marie Christine ^a   Guay, Stéphane ^a   Boisvert, Jean Marie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Divorce; Divorce instrument; Remarriage; Stepfamilies

Indexed keywords

EID: 85008778757     PISSN: 10502556     EISSN: 15404811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J087v35n01_10     Document Type: Article

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