Assessing parenting after divorce: The co-parenting behavior questionnaire

Journal of Divorce and Remarriage

Volumn 39, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 89-107

  Macie, Katherine M ^a   Stolberg, Arnold L ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Post divorce parenting; The Co Parenting Behavior Questonnaire

Indexed keywords

EID: 85009628470     PISSN: 10502556     EISSN: 15404811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J087v39n01_06     Document Type: Article

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