Adult conflict history and children's subsequent responses to conflict: An experimental test

Journal of Family Psychology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 610-628

  Davies, Patrick T ^a   Cummings, E Mark ^b   Myers, Robin L ^b   Heindel, Staci ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0033236499     PISSN: 08933200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0893-3200.13.4.610     Document Type: Article

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