Mothers' awareness of their early adolescents' stressors: Relation between awareness and adolescent adjustment

Journal of Early Adolescence

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 371-389

  Hartos, Jessica L ^b   Power, Thomas G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0031535382     PISSN: 02724316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0272431697017004002     Document Type: Article

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