Mother-adolescent conflict: Adolescent goals, maternal perspective-taking, and conflict intensity

Journal of Research on Adolescence

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 555-571

  Lundell, Leah J ^a   Grusec, Joan E ^a   McShane, Kelly E ^c   Davidov, Maayan ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^c Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering

^d BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

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EID: 49549094458     PISSN: 10508392     EISSN: 15327795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-7795.2008.00571.x     Document Type: Article

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