Pilot study of hispanic mothers and maternal separation anxiety

Social Behavior and Personality

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 727-736

  Blunk, Elizabeth M ^a   Russell, Elizabeth Morgan ^a   Williams, Sue W ^a  

^a TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Euro American; Hispanic; Maternal separation anxiety; Mothers

Indexed keywords

EID: 54949144357     PISSN: 03012212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2224/sbp.2008.36.6.727     Document Type: Article

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