Mother-child dyadic synchrony in European American and African American families during early adolescence: Relations with self-esteem and prosocial behavior

Merrill-Palmer Quarterly

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 289-315

  Lindsey, Eric W ^a   Colwell, Malinda J ^b   Frabutt, James M ^c   Chambers, Jessica Campbell ^d   MacKinnon Lewis, Carol ^e  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

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