Child and parent perceptions of hurtful messages

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 731-754

  Mills, Rosemary S L ^a   Nazar, Jane ^a   Farrell, Heather M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Child perceptions; Hurt feelings; Hurtful messages; Maternal perceptions

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036931396     PISSN: 02654075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0265407502196001     Document Type: Article

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