Effects of family structure on the adolescent separation-individuation process

Adolescence

Volumn 31, Issue 122, 1996, Pages 307-319

  McCurdy, Susan J ^a   Scherman, Avraham ^b  

^a Oklahoma Christian University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CONFLICT; CUSTODY; DIVORCE; EGO; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALIZATION; MALE; OBJECT RELATION; PARENTAL DEPRIVATION; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD CUSTODY; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); DIVORCE; EGO; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUATION; MALE; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PATERNAL DEPRIVATION; PERSONALITY TESTS; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 0030164088     PISSN: 00018449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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