Childhood temperament and mother's child-rearing attitudes: Stability and interaction in a three-year follow-up study

European Journal of Personality

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 249-265

  Katainen, Saara ^a   Räikkönen, Katri ^a   Keltikangas Järvinen, Liisa ^a  

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EID: 0039459037     PISSN: 08902070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0984(199711)11:4<249::AID-PER289>3.0.CO;2-Y     Document Type: Article

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