The Relation of Family Functioning to Adolescent Psychological Well-Being, School Adjustment, and Problem Behavior

Journal of Genetic Psychology

Volumn 158, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 467-479

  Shek, Daniel T L ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CHINA; COHORT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; SMOKING; SOCIAL ADAPTATION;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; CHILD; CHINA; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; SAMPLING STUDIES; SELF CONCEPT; SMOKING; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 0031297596     PISSN: 00221325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00221329709596683     Document Type: Article

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