Future directions in the study of close relationships: Conflict is bad (Except when it's not)

Social Development

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 858-872

  Laursen, Brett ^a   Hafen, Christopher A ^a  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adjustment; Conflict; Parent child relations; Peers peer relations

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957105175     PISSN: 0961205X     EISSN: 14679507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9507.2009.00546.x     Document Type: Article

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