Maternal child-rearing practices in Hong Kong and Beijing Chinese families: A comparative study

International Journal of Psychology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 60-66

  Lai, Alice Cheng ^a   Zhang, Zhi Xue ^a   Wang, Wen Zhong ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b INSTITUTE OF PSYCHOLOGY   (China)

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EID: 0034134966     PISSN: 00207594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/002075900399529     Document Type: Article

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