Personality, marital relationships, and parenting in two generations of mothers

International Journal of Behavioral Development

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 457-476

  Olsen, Susanne Frost ^a   Martin, Peter ^b   Halverson Jr , Charles F ^c  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

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EID: 0002305499     PISSN: 01650254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/016502599383919     Document Type: Article

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