Forgiveness as a mediator between post divorce cognitive processes and coparenting quality

Journal of Divorce and Remarriage

Volumn 38, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 17-38

  Bonach, Kathryn ^a   Sales, Esther ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Co parenting; Divorce; Forgiveness and divorce; Post divorce

Indexed keywords

EID: 85009628526     PISSN: 10502556     EISSN: 15404811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J087v38n01_02     Document Type: Article

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