'They've Always Been There for Me': Grandparental Involvement and Child Well-Being

Children and Society

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 200-214

  Griggs, Julia ^a   Tan, Jo Pei ^b   Buchanan, Ann ^a   Attar Schwartz, Shalhevet ^c   Flouri, Eirini ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Putra   (Malaysia)

^c HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 77952900691     PISSN: 09510605     EISSN: 10990860     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1099-0860.2009.00215.x     Document Type: Article

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