Long-term effects of parents' education on children's educational and occupational success: Mediation by family interactions, child aggression, and teenage aspirations

Merrill-Palmer Quarterly

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 224-249

  Dubow, Eric F ^a   Boxer, Paul ^b   Huesmann, L Rowell ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 68149164908     PISSN: 0272930X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/mpq.0.0030     Document Type: Article

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