Parent attachment and early adolescents' life satisfaction: The mediating effect of hope

Psychology in the Schools

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 340-352

  Jiang, Xu ^a   Huebner, E Scott ^a   Hills, Kimberly J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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EID: 84874295711     PISSN: 00333085     EISSN: 15206807     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pits.21680     Document Type: Article

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