Children's perceived agency in the context of marital conflict: Relations with marital conflict over time

Merrill-Palmer Quarterly

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 121-144

  Schermerhorn, Alice C ^a,c   Cummings, E Mark ^a,c   Davies, Patrick T ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^c Department of Psychology ^*

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EID: 24144436970     PISSN: 0272930X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/mpq.2005.0012     Document Type: Article

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