Family experiences and early emotion understanding

Merrill-Palmer Quarterly

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 300-322

  Nixon, Charisse Linkie ^a   Watson, Anne C ^b  

^a BEHREND COLLEGE   (United States)

^b ILLINOIS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0035613657     PISSN: 0272930X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/mpq.2001.0011     Document Type: Article

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