Quality of mother-child interaction, differences in sexual attitudes, and intergenerational disagreement on sexuality

Early Child Development and Care

Volumn 136, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 65-78

  Taris, Toon W ^a   Semin, Gün R ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adolescent sexuality; Inter generational disagreement; Mother child communication; Sexuality

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248592893     PISSN: 03004430     EISSN: 14768275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0300443971360106     Document Type: Article

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