Marital discord and children: Problems, strategies, methodologies, and results
New Directions for Child and Adolescent DevelopmentPublished 1 June 1984
K. Daniel O’Leary
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Abstract
The impact of marital discord on children's development is discussed in terms of models, methodology, results, and future required research.
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