Family emotional climate, attachment security and young children's emotion knowledge in a high risk sample

British Journal of Developmental Psychology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 89-104

  Raikes, H Abigail ^a   Thompson, Ross A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 33744535966     PISSN: 0261510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/026151005X70427     Document Type: Article

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