Parenting Characteristics and Adolescent Psychological Well-Being: A Longitudinal Study in a Chinese Context

Genetic, Social, and General Psychology Monographs

Volumn 125, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 27-44

  Shek, Daniel T L ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; EGO DEVELOPMENT; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HONG KONG; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HONG KONG; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PARENTING; PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 0033071228     PISSN: 87567547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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