Processes Involved in Adult Ego Development: A Conceptual Framework

Developmental Review

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 475-513

  Manners, John ^a   Durkin, Kevin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

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EID: 0034359030     PISSN: 02732297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/drev.2000.0508     Document Type: Article

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