The relationship of family bonds to family structure and function across cultures

Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 303-319

  Georgas, James ^c   Christakopoulou, Sophia ^b   Poortinga, Ype H ^c   Angleitner, Alois ^c   Goodwin, Robin ^c   Charalambous, Neophytos ^a  

^a Paedagogical Institute   (Cyprus)

^b LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

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EID: 0040653553     PISSN: 00220221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022022197283006     Document Type: Article

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