Explanatory emotion talk in Mexican immigrant and Mexican American families

Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 138-163

  Cervantes, Christi A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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EID: 0037834742     PISSN: 07399863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0739986302024002003     Document Type: Article

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