Associations between mothers' experience with the troubles in Northern Ireland and mothers' and children's psychological functioning: The moderating role of social identity

Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 60-75

  Merrilees, Christine E ^a   Cairns, Ed ^b   Goeke Morey, Marcie C ^c   Schermerhorn, Alice C ^d   Shirlow, Peter ^e   Cummings, E Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^c CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA   (United States)

^d INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 78649791892     PISSN: 00904392     EISSN: 15206629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcop.20417     Document Type: Article

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