Family communication as a mediator of child adjustment to divorce

Journal of Divorce and Remarriage

Volumn 30, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 83-97

  Linker, Julie S ^a   Stolberg, Arnold L ^a   Green, Robert G ^b  

^a Department of Psychology ^*  (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Children s adjustment; Family communication

Indexed keywords

EID: 85008839820     PISSN: 10502556     EISSN: 15404811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J087v30n01_06     Document Type: Article

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