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Intergenerational transmission of role reversal between parent and child: Dyadic and family systems internal working models

Jenny Macfie Ph.D University of Tennessee at Knoxville, USA
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Nancy L Mcelwain University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA
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Renate M Houts RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA
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Martha J Cox Center for Developmental Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA
Pages 51-65 | Published online: 02 Feb 2007

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