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This discussion of psychosocial factors in development will be restricted to human studies relating to physical and cognitive growth. We will further restrict the consideration of psychosocial factors to a limited group of variables relating to family structure and functioning.
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Mednick, B.R., Finello, K.M., Baker, R.L., Mednick, S.A. (1984). Psychosocial Aspects of Growth. In: Borms, J., Hauspie, R., Sand, E.A., Susanne, C., Hebbelinck, M. (eds) Human Growth and Development. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-0743-4_70
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