Divorcing mothers and social support: Testing the specificity of buffering effects
β Scribed by Christine E. Tetzloff; Manuel Barrera
- Publisher
- Springer US
- Year
- 1987
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 894 KB
- Volume
- 15
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0091-0562
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