The Effects of the Intergenerational Transmission of Family Emotional Processes on Conflict Styles: The Moderating Role of Attachment

American Journal of Family Therapy

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 56-73

  Baptist, Joyce A ^a   Thompson, David E ^a   Norton, Aaron M ^a   Hardy, Nathan R ^a   Link, Chelsea D ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84855921922     PISSN: 01926187     EISSN: 15210383     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01926187.2011.575030     Document Type: Article

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