Concepts of adaptive and maladaptive child behavior: A comparison of U.S. and Japanese mothers of preschool-age children

Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 43-57

  Olson, Sheryl L ^a   Kashiwagi, Keiko ^b,d   Crystal, David ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b Shirayuri University   (Japan)

^c GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Japan Association of Developmental Psychology   (Japan)

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EID: 23044521953     PISSN: 00220221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022022101032001007     Document Type: Article

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