Parental attitudes to pocket money/allowances for children

Journal of Economic Psychology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 397-422

  Furnham, Adrian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

3040; A05; A06; A17; A81; Allowances; B13; D19; D20; Parents; Pocket money

Indexed keywords

EID: 0009529523     PISSN: 01674870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-4870(01)00040-X     Document Type: Article

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