Undesirable juvenile behavior and the quality of parental relationships

Southern Economic Journal

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 437-460

  Mennemeyer, Stephen T ^a   Sen, Bisakha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

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EID: 33750917673     PISSN: 00384038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/20111900     Document Type: Article

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