Some possible implications of negative stepfather stereotypes

Journal of Divorce and Remarriage

Volumn 36, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 77-88

  Claxton Oldfield, Stephen ^a   Goodyear, Carla ^a   Parsons, Tina ^a   Claxton Oldfield, Jane ^b  

^a MOUNT ALLISON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Divorce; Stepfamilies; Stepfathers

Indexed keywords

EID: 85009578117     PISSN: 10502556     EISSN: 15404811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J087v36n03_05     Document Type: Article

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