Parent and Child Attributions for Child Behavior: Distinguishing Factors for Engagement and Outcome

Families in Society

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 101-106

  Corcoran, Jacqueline ^a   Ivery, Jan ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 2142723516     PISSN: 10443894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1606/1044-3894.259     Document Type: Article

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