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ERIC Number: EJ430987
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
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ISSN: ISSN-0030-2228
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Parental Divorce in Childhood and Loneliness in Young Adults.
Murphy, Patricia
Omega: Journal of Death and Dying, v23 n1 p25-35 1991
Studied effects of childhood parental separation and divorce on adult loneliness among 87 college students who, when they were between the ages of 3 and 16, had experienced the divorce of their parents. Data analysis revealed that there were significant relationships between reported mourning behaviors, as well as respondents, ages at time of parental separation, and loneliness. (Author/NB)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Children, College Students, Divorce, Family Structure, Higher Education, Loneliness, Parent Child Relationship, Young Adults
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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