Being open with your mouth shut: The meaning of Openness' in family communication about sexuality

Sex Education

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 49-66

  Kirkman, Maggie ^a,c   Rosenthal, Doreen A ^a   Feldman, S Shirley ^b  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

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EID: 27944433871     PISSN: 14681811     EISSN: 14720825     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1468181042000301885     Document Type: Review

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