Family boundary ambiguity, marital status, and child adjustment

Journal of Early Adolescence

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 281-308

  Buehler, Cheryl ^a   Pasley, Kay ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0034371059     PISSN: 02724316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0272431600020003002     Document Type: Article

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