The Relationship between Parental Locus of Control and Children's Perceptions of Control

Journal of Genetic Psychology

Volumn 158, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 216-225

  Morton, Todd L ^a  

^a Dept of Education and Psychology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROL; EGO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PERSONALITY TEST;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 0031158090     PISSN: 00221325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00221329709596663     Document Type: Article

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