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Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology Volume 18, 2000 - Issue 4
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Reasons for wanting a child: A network analytic study

D. Langdridge Department of Behavioural Sciences, University of Huddersfield, UK
,
K. Connolly Department of Psychology, University of Sheffield, UK
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P. Sheeran Department of Psychology, University of Sheffield, UK
Pages 321-338 | Published online: 04 Aug 2010

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