PARENT PSYCHOEDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND REDUCING THE NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF INTERPARENTAL CONFLICT FOLLOWING DIVORCE

Family Court Review

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 263-279

  Goodman, Matthew ^a   Bonds, Darya ^a   Sandler, Irwin ^a   Braver, Sanford ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

divorce; interparental conflict; parenting; prevention; psychoeducational programs

Indexed keywords

EID: 85048996050     PISSN: 15312445     EISSN: 17441617     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.174-1617.2004.tb00648.x     Document Type: Article

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