The changing importance of romantic relationship involvement to competence from late childhood to late adolescence

Development and Psychopathology

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1995, Pages 727-750

  Neemann, Jennifer ^a   Hubbard, Jon ^b   Masten, Ann S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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EID: 84974277622     PISSN: 09545794     EISSN: 14692198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0954579400006817     Document Type: Article

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