Parent Gender Differences in Emotion Socialization Behaviors Vary by Ethnicity and Child Gender

Parenting

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 135-157

  Brown, Geoffrey L ^a   Craig, Ashley B ^b   Halberstadt, Amy G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b 3C Institute   (United States)

^c NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84938493952     PISSN: 15295192     EISSN: 15327922     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15295192.2015.1053312     Document Type: Article

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