Social supports received and desired: The experiences of recently divorced parents with their parents and parents-in-law

Journal of Divorce and Remarriage

Volumn 27, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 57-69

  Picard, Michelle ^a   Lee, Catherine M ^b   Hunsley, John ^b  

^a Rehabilitation Centre   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Children of divorce; Positive parenting; Post divorce parenting; Stepparenting

Indexed keywords

EID: 85008814945     PISSN: 10502556     EISSN: 15404811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J087v27n01_04     Document Type: Article

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