Linkage Between Marital Quality and Parent-Child Relationship: A Longitudinal Study in the Chinese Culture

Journal of Family Issues

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 687-704

  Shek, Daniel T L ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 0032210206     PISSN: 0192513X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/019251398019006002     Document Type: Article

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