Self-blame and self-esteem in college-aged children from divorced families

Journal of Divorce and Remarriage

Volumn 34, Issue 3-4, 2001, Pages 119-135

  Goodman, Clair ^a   Pickens, Jeffrey ^b  

^a JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Family Central Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

College students; Divorce; Self esteem

Indexed keywords

EID: 85008783343     PISSN: 10502556     EISSN: 15404811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J087v34n03_07     Document Type: Article

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