The relationship between self-esteem and parenting style: A cross-cultural comparison of Australian and Vietnamese Australian adolescents

Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 742-761

  Herz, Lara ^b   Gullone, Eleonora ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NONE

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EID: 0033443157     PISSN: 00220221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022022199030006005     Document Type: Article

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