Granddaughters' accounts of the influence of parental mediation on relational closeness with maternal grandmothers

International Journal of Aging and Human Development

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 23-38

  Holladay, Sherry ^a   Denton, Desiree ^b   Harding, David ^b   Lee, Margaret ^b   Lackovich, Rita ^b   Coleman, Mindy ^b  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONVERSATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTION; REVIEW;

EID: 0030879058     PISSN: 00914150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/NW0F-YLQ6-U8X4-1E8Y     Document Type: Review

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