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A Longitudinal Cross-Lagged Study of the Role of Parental Self-Criticism, Dependency, Depression, and Parenting Stress in the Development of Child Negative Affectivity

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Pages 491-511 | Received 28 Jan 2013, Accepted 02 Dec 2013, Published online: 08 Jan 2014

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