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Submissions from 2017

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Technology as a Tool to Encourage Young Adults to Sleep and Eat Healthy, Sue K. Adams, Gary Liguori, and Ingrid E. Lofgren

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Incorporating biomarkers into the study of socio-economic status and health among older adults in China, Melanie S. Brasher, Linda K. George, Xiaoming Shi, Zhaoxue Yin, and Zeng Yi

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Household characteristics and the change of financial risk tolerance during the financial crisis in the United States, Tsun Feng Chiang and Jing Jian Xiao

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Financial Literacy, Portfolio Choice, and Financial Well-Being, Zhong Chu, Zhengwei Wang, Jing Jian Xiao, and Weiqiang Zhang

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Maternal Strategies to Access Food Differ by Food Security Status, Kathleen S. Gorman, Karen McCurdy, Tiffani Kisler, and Elizabeth Metallinos-Katsaras

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Early Childhood Preservice Teachers’ Passion, Beliefs, and Their Sense of Teacher Efficacy, Hyunjin Kim

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Successfully Collecting Quantitative Data From Random Samples of Nursing Homes and Residents, Skye N. Leedahl

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Factors Predicting Civic Engagement Among Older Adult Nursing Home Residents, Skye N. Leedahl, Alicia Sellon, and Naomi Gallopyn

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Financial literacy and risky asset holdings: evidence from China, Li Liao, Jing Jian Xiao, Weiqiang Zhang, and Congyi Zhou

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A U-shaped Association Between Blood Pressure and Cognitive Impairment in Chinese Elderly, Yue-Bin Lv, Peng-Fei Zhu, Zhaeo-Xue Yin, Virginia Byers Kraus, Diane Threapleton, Choy-Lye Chei, Melanie S. Brasher, Juan Zhang, Han-Zhu Qian, Chen Mao, David Bruce Matchar, Jie-Si Luo, Yi Zeng, and Xiao-Ming Shi

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The Role of Refund Expectations in Savings: Evidence from Volunteer Income Tax Preparation Programs in the United States, Nilton Porto and J. Michael Collins

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Individual and Relationship Characteristics of Adolescent Girls with Histories of Physical Dating Violence, Christie J. Rizzo, Meredith C. Joppa, David Barker, Caron Zlotnick, Justine Warren, Hans Saint-Eloi Cadely, and Larry K. Brown

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Classes of Intimate Partner Violence from Late Adolescence to Young Adulthood, Hans Saint-Eloi Cadely, Joe F. Pittman, Gregory S. Pettit, Jennifer E. Lansford, John E. Bates, Kenneth A. Dodge, and Amy Holtzworth-Munroe

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Engaging Nursing Home Residents in Formal Volunteer Activities: a Focus on Strengths, Alicia M. Sellon; Rosemary K. Chapin; and Skye N, Leedahl

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Perspectives on evaluation in financial education: Landscape, issues, and studies, William Walstad, Carly Urban, Carlos J. Asarta, Elizabeth Breitbach, William Bosshardt, Julie Heath, Barbara O'Neill, Jamie Wagner, and Jing Jian Xiao

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Financial education and financial satisfaction: Financial literacy, behavior, and capability as mediators, Jing Jian Xiao and Nilton Porto

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Financial education and financial satisfaction: Financial literacy, behavior, and capability as mediators, Jing Jian Xiao and Nilton Porto

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Dietary diversity and cognitive function among elderly people: A population-based study, Z. Yin, Z. Fei, C. Qiu, M. S. Brasher, V. B. Kraus, Wenhua Zhao, Xiaoming Shi, and Yi Zeng

Submissions from 2016

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The young and the restless: Socializing trumps sleep, fear of missing out, and technological distractions in first-year college students, Sue K. Adams, Desirée N. Williford, Annemarie Vaccaro, Tiffani S. Kisler, Alyssa Francis, and Barbara M. Newman

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Experimental Design to Understand the Student Loan Decision: A Methodological Note, Soo Hyun Cho, Travis P. Mountain, Nilton Porto, D. Elizabeth Kiss, Michael S. Gutter, and Tim Griesdorn

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The Partners for Change Outcome Management System (PCOMS), Barry Duncan and Jacqueline Sparks

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Pre-therapy relationship adjustment, gender and the alliance in couple therapy, Tyler C. Halford, Jesse Owen, Barry L. Duncan, Morten G. Anker, and Jacqueline A. Sparks

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Mentors, Hyunjin Kim

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Serum cholesterol levels within the high normal range are associated with better cognitive performance among Chinese elderly, Y. B. Lv, Z. X. Yin, C. L. Chei, M. S. Brasher, J. Zhang, V. B. Kraus, F. Qian, Xiaoming Shi, D. B. Matchar, and Y. Zeng

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Financial Literacy Overconfidence and Financial Advice Seeking, Nilton Porto and Jing Jian Xiao

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Is Baby a Blessing? Wantedness, Age at First Birth, and Later-Life Depression, Heather M. Rackin and Melanie Sereny Brasher

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The status and associated factors of successful aging among older adults residing in longevity areas in China, Wen Hui Shi, Hong Yan Zhang, Juan Zhang, Yue Bin Lyu, Melanie Sereny Brasher, Zhao Xue Yin, Jie Si Luo, Dong Sheng Hu, Lei Fen, and Xiao Ming Shi

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"Mental Health" Power and Its Effects: A Commentary on Battling Against Inter-Faith Relations in Israel, Jacqueline A. Sparks

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White paper: Efficacy of psychiatric drugs, Jacqueline A. Sparks

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Consumer Financial Education and Financial Capability, Jing Jian Xiao and Barbara O'Neill

Submissions from 2015

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Daytime Impairment due to College Student Technology Use during Sleep: A First Step toward Exploring Similarities to Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Sue K. Adams, Tiffani S. Kisler, and R. M. Feragne

Amplifying the voice of youth: The partners for change outcome management system, Barry L. Duncan and Jacqueline A. Sparks

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Early Childhood Preservice Teachers' Beliefs about e-Portfolios and Experiences in the Development of an e-Portfolio in the United States, Hyunjin Kim

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Awaken Your AgePotential, Exploring Chosen Paths of Thrivers, Skye N. Leedahl

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Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol was inversely associated with 3-year all-cause mortality among Chinese oldest old: Data from the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey, Yue-Bin Lv, Zhao-Xue Yin, Choy-Lye Chei, Han-Zhu Qian, Virginia Byers Kraus, Juan Zhang, Melanie Sereny Brasher, Xiao-Ming Shi, David Bruce Matchar, and Yi Zeng

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Food- and Health-Related Correlates of Self-Reported Body Mass Index Among Low-Income Mothers of Young Children, Karen McCurdy, Tiffani S. Kisler, Kathleen S. Gorman, and Elizabeth Metallinos-Katsaras

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The Norway Couple Project: Lessons Learned, Jacqueline A. Sparks

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A Sense of Belonging Among College Students With Disabilities: An Emergent Theoretical Model, Annemarie Vaccaro, Meada Daly-Cano, and Barbara M. Newman

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Age Differences in Consumer Financial Capability, Jing Jian Xiao, Cheng Chen, and Lei Sun

Submissions from 2014

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Maternal Anxiety During and After Pregnancy: Effects on Child Internalizing Behaviour, Sue K. Adams, Jennifer F. Daly, and Kathleen N. Morgan

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Windows of Opportunity: Family Systems Theory and Developmental Considerations for Supporting Youth, Parents and Clinicians in the Digital Age, Steven Barreto, Sue K. Adams, and Jennifer F. Daly

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A Pilot Examination of Self-Esteem, Depression, and Sleep in College Women, Jessica R. Conti, Sue K. Adams, and Tiffani S. Kisler

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Preservice Teachers’ Motivation, Sense of Teaching Efficacy, and Expectation of Reality Shock, Hyunjin Kim and YoonJung Cho

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Multilevel Examination of Facility Characteristics, Social Integration, and Health for Older Adults Living in Nursing Homes, Skye Leedahl, Rosemary Kennedy Chapin, and Todd D. Little

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Successful Strategies for Discharging Medicaid Nursing Home Residents with Mental Health Diagnoses to the Community, Skye N. Leedahl, Rosemary K. Chapin, Carrie Wendel, Beth Anne Baca, Leslie K. Hasche, and Grace W. Townley

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Consumer Finance and Social Indicators in China, Li Liao and Jing Jian Xiao

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Associations between family food behaviors, maternal depression, and child weight among low-income children, Karen McCurdy, Kathleen S. Gorman, Tiffani S. Kisler, and Elizabeth Metallinos-Katsaras

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Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use and Adherence to Asthma Medications among Latino and Non-Latino White Families, Elizabeth L. McQuaid, David A. Fedele, Sue K. Adams, Daphne Koinis-Mitchell, Jessica Mithcell, Sheryl J. Kopel, Ronald Seifer, Barbara Jandasek, Gregory K. Fritz, and Glorisa Canino

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Accounting for therapist variability in couple therapy outcomes: What really matters?, Jesse Owen, Barry Duncan, Robert Jeff Reese, Morten Anker, and Jacqueline Sparks

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Financial Adaptation Among College Students: Helping Students Cope with Financial Strain, Joyce Serido, Soyeon Shim, Jing Jian Xiao, Chuanyi Tang, and Noel A. Card

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Earlier financial literacy and later financial behaviour of college students, Jing Jian Xiao, Sun Young Ahn, Joyce Serido, and Soyeon Shim

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Factors Associated with Financial Independence of Young Adults, Jing Jian Xiao, Swarn Chatterjee, and Jinhee Kim

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Career Preparations of High School Students in China, Japan, South Korea, and USA, Jing Jian Xiao and Barbara M. Newman

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Consumer debt delinquency by family lifecycle categories, Jing Jian Xiao and Rui Yao

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Effects of Age on Saving Motives of Chinese Urban Consumers, Rui Yao, Jing Jian Xiao, and Li Liao

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Gender-dependent association of body mass index and waist circumference with disability in the chinese oldest old, Zhaoxue Yin, Xiaoming Shi, Virginia B. Kraus, Melanie Sereny Brasher, Huashuai Chen, Yuzhi Liu, Yuebin Lv, and Yi Zeng

Submissions from 2013

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Adolescent Sleep and Cellular Phone Use: Recent Trends and Implications for Research, Sue K. Adams, Jennifer F. Daly, and Desirée N. Williford

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Sleep quality as a mediator between technology-related sleep quality, depression, and anxiety, Sue K. Adams and Tiffani S. Kisler

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Sleep quality as a mediator between technology-related sleep quality, depression, and anxiety, Sue K. Adams and Tiffani S. Kisler

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School-based counseling using systematic feedback: A cohort study evaluating outcomes and predictors of change, Mick Cooper, Dave Stewart, Jacqueline Sparks, and Lisa Bunting

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Passion on Teaching Beliefs and Efficacy, Hyunjin Kim

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Prosocial Behavior among Children With and Without Disabilities: Centering on Teacher’s Perception on the Teacher - Child Relationship, Hyunjin Kim

Outside the black box: Re-assessing pediatric antidepressant prescription, Jacqueline A. Sparks and Barry L. Duncan

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Family economic well-being, Jing Jian Xiao

Submissions from 2012

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Evidence-based practice at a crossroads: The timely emergence of common elements and common factors, Richard P. Barth, Bethany R. Lee, Michael A. Lindsey, Kathryn S. Collins, Frederick Strieder, Bruce F. Chorpita, Kimberly D. Becker, and Jacqueline A. Sparks

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College Women’s Experiences of Intimate Partner Violence: Exploring Mental Health Issues, F. Scott Christopher and Tiffani S. Kisler

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Two approaches to tailoring treatment for cultural minority adolescents, Sarah W. Feldstein Ewing, Alisha M. Wray, Hilary K. Mead, and Sue K. Adams

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Maternal Mental Health and Child Health and Nutrition, Karen McCurdy, Kathleen S. Gorman, Tiffani S. Kisler, and Elizabeth Metallinos-Katsaras

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Caregiving load and pediatric asthma morbidity: Conflict matters, Karla Klein Murdock, Sue K. Adams, Elizabeth Pears, and Brendon Ellis

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Financial Behaviors Before and After the Financial Crisis: Evidence from an Online Survey, Barbara O'Neill and Jing Jian Xiao

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Initial relationship goal and couple therapy outcomes at post and six-month follow-up, Jesse Owen, Barry Duncan, Morten Anker, and Jacqueline Sparks

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Perceived Social Policy Fairness and Subjective Wellbeing: Evidence from China, Feng Sun and Jing Jian Xiao

Submissions from 2011

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The Role of Parents' Medication Beliefs, Religious Problem-Solving, and Risks for Treatment Nonadherence in Urban Families with Asthma, Sue K. Adams, Karla Klein Murdock, Elizabeth L. McQuaid, and Lori-Ann Lima

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Footprints of couple therapy: Client reflections at follow-up, Morten G. Anker, Jacqueline A. Sparks, Barry L. Duncan, Jesse J. Owen, and Ann K. Stapnes

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Sociodemographic determinants of food security status among first-time WIC participants, Karen McCurdy and Elizabeth Metallinos-Katsaras

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Adolescence, Theories of, B. M. Newman and P. R. Newman

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Adolescence, Theories of, B. M. Newman and P. R. Newman

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Financial Resiliency Before, During, and After the Great Recession: Results of an Online Study, Barbara O'Neill and Jing Jian Xiao

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Teaching accountability: Using client feedback to train effective family therapists, Jacqueline A. Sparks, Tiffani Kisler, Jeron F. Adams, and Dale G. Blumen

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Teaching accountability: Using client feedback to train effective family therapists, Jacqueline A. Sparks, Tiffani S. Kisler, Jerome F. Adams, and Dale G. Blumen

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Teaching accountability: Using client feedback to train effective family therapists, Jacqueline A. Sparks, Tiffani S. Kisler, Jerome F. Adams, and Dale G. Blumen

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From the Editor, Jing Jian Xiao

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From the Editor: Final Words, Jing Jian Xiao

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The Financial Management Behavior Scale: Development and Validation, Jing Jian Xiao and Jeffrey Dew

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Consumer Financial Behavior: An Interdisciplinary Review of Selected Theories and Research, Jing Jian Xiao, Matthew W. W. Ford, and Jinhee Kim

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Sustainable Consumption and Life Satisfaction, Jing Jian Xiao and Haifeng Li

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Antecedents and consequences of risky credit behavior among college students: Application and extension of the theory of planned behavior, Jing Jian Xiao, Chuanyi Tang, Joyce Serido, and Soyeon Shim

Submissions from 2010

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The alliance in couple therapy: Partner influence, early change, and alliance patterns in a naturalistic sample, Morten G. Anker, Jesse Owen, Barry L. Duncan, and Jacqueline A. Sparks

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The puzzle of problem-solving efficacy: understanding anxiety among urban children coping with asthma-related and life stress, Kara Klein Murdock, Carolyn Greene, Sue K. Adams, William Hartmann, Sally Bittinger, and Kelly Will

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Consumer biases and competences in company stock holdings, Christine W. Lai and Jing Jian Xiao

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Measuring family food environments in diverse families with young children, Karen McCurdy and Kathleen S. Gorman

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From poverty to food insecurity and child overweight: A family stress approach, Karen McCurdy, Kathleen S. Gorman, and Elizabeth Metallinos-Katsaras

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Financial Socialization of First-year College Students: The Roles of Parents, Work, and Education, Soyeon Shim, Bonnie L. Barber, Noel A. Card, Jing Jian Xiao, and Joyce Serido

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From the editor, Jing Jian Xiao

Submissions from 2009

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Using Client Feedback to Improve Couple Therapy Outcomes: A Randomized Clinical Trial in a Naturalistic Setting, Morten G. Anker, Barry L. Duncan, and Jacqueline A. Sparks

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Theme groups at thirty, David J. Drum and J. Eugene Knott

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Understanding the psychological process underlying customer satisfaction and retention in a relational service, Lin Guo, Jing Jian Xiao, and Chuanyi Tang

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Family-school connections and internalizing problems among children living with asthma in urban, low-income neighborhoods, Karla Klein Murdock, Elizabeth M. Robinson, Sue K. Adams, Jennifer Berz, and Michael J.D. Rollock

Self-socialization: A case study of a parachute child, Philip R. Newman and Barbara M. Newman

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Self-socialization: A case study of a parachute child, Philip R. Newman and Barbara M. Newman