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The importation, transmission, and moderation of stress in the family system

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  1. Psychology Department, Southern Illinois University, 62901, Carbondale, Illinois

    Brian Thomson & Alan Vaux

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This research was supported by the Office of Research, Development, and Administration at Southern Illinois University. The authors thank the anonymous reviewers for their challenging and stimulating comments. The study was conducted by the first author in partial fulfillment of master's degree requirements, under the supervision of the second author who took primary responsibility for writing this report.

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Thomson, B., Vaux, A. The importation, transmission, and moderation of stress in the family system. Am J Commun Psychol 14, 39–56 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00923249

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