Ambivalence in mother-adult child relations: A dyadic analysis

Social Psychology Quarterly

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 235-252

  Willson, Andrea E ^a   Shuey, Kim M ^a   Elder, Glen H ^b   Wickrama, K A S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33750534151     PISSN: 01902725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/019027250606900302     Document Type: Article

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