Interparental conflict styles and parenting behaviors: Associations with overt and relational aggression among Chinese children

Merrill-Palmer Quarterly

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 402-428

  Li, Yan ^a   Putallaz, Martha ^b   Su, Yanjie ^c  

^a DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

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EID: 80052892737     PISSN: 0272930X     EISSN: 15350266     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/mpq.2011.0017     Document Type: Article

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