Children as an evocative influence on adults’ reactions to terrorism

Applied Developmental Science

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 195-210

  Phillips, Deborah ^a   Featherman, David L ^b   Liu, Jinyun ^b  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 34547430036     PISSN: 10888691     EISSN: 1532480X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s1532480xads0804_3     Document Type: Article

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