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The Relations of Parental Affect and Encouragement to Children's Moral Emotions and Behaviour

Tracy L. Spinrad
,
Sandra H. Losoya
,
Nancy Eisenberg
,
Richard A. Fabes
,
Stephanie A. Shepard
,
Amanda Cumberland
,
Ivanna K. Guthrie
&
Bridget C. Murphy
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Pages 323-337 | Published online: 03 Aug 2010

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