Adjustment among youth in military families: The protective roles of effortful control and maternal social support

Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 695-707

  Morris, Amanda Sheffield ^a   Age, Tolonda Ricard ^b  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS   (United States)

Author keywords

Adjustment; Effortful control; Military youth and families; Social support

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350763799     PISSN: 01933973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appdev.2009.01.002     Document Type: Article

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