Sibling conflict in middle childhood: Influence of maternal context and mother-sibling interaction over four years

Merrill-Palmer Quarterly

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 183-208

  Howe, Nina ^a   Fiorentino, Lisa M ^a   Gariépy, Nadine ^a  

^a Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (Canada)

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EID: 0037960014     PISSN: 0272930X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/mpq.2003.0008     Document Type: Review

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