Intergenerational transmission of dysregulated maternal caregiving: Mothers describe their upbringing and childrearing

Parenting Representations: Theory, Research, and Clinical Implications

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 265-295

  Solomon, Judith ^a   George, Carol ^b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OAKLAND   (United States)

^b MILLS COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 84926992446     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511499869.010     Document Type: Chapter

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