Children's security in the context of family instability and maternal communications

Merrill-Palmer Quarterly

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 131-142

  Winter, Marcia A ^a   Davies, Patrick T ^a   Cummings, E Mark ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

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EID: 77954699126     PISSN: 0272930X     EISSN: 15350266     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/mpq.0.0043     Document Type: Article

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