Predictors of divorcing women’s use of divorce mediation

Journal of Divorce and Remarriage

Volumn 31, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 37-52

  Cheung, Siu Kau ^a   Kwok, Sylvia Y C ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Divorce; Divorce mediation; Health belief model; Help seeking; Social support

Indexed keywords

EID: 85008827370     PISSN: 10502556     EISSN: 15404811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J087v31n03_03     Document Type: Article

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