Young Children's Personal Accounts of Their Sibling Disputes

Merrill-Palmer Quarterly

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 39-60

  Wilson, Anne E ^a,c   Smith, Melissa D ^b,c   Ross, Hildy S ^b,c   Ross, Michael ^b,c  

^a WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^c Department of Psychology ^*  (Canada)

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EID: 1642383090     PISSN: 0272930X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/mpq.2004.0008     Document Type: Article

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