The relations between parental friendships and children's friendships: Self-report and observational analysis

Child Development

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 569-582

  Simpkins, Sandra D ^a   Parke, Ross D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIALIZATION;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIALIZATION;

EID: 0035290559     PISSN: 00093920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8624.00297     Document Type: Article

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