The stepparent relationship index: Development, validation, and associations with stepchildren's perceptions of stepparent communication competence and closeness

Personal Relationships

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 167-182

  Schrodt, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

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EID: 33646733077     PISSN: 13504126     EISSN: 14756811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6811.2006.00111.x     Document Type: Review

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