Constructing emotional and relational understanding: The role of affect and mother-child discourse

Merrill-Palmer Quarterly

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 44-69

  Laible, Deborah ^a,c   Song, Jeanie ^b,c  

^a LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Department of Psychology ^*  (United States)

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EID: 33744742248     PISSN: 0272930X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/mpq.2006.0006     Document Type: Article

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