Adolescent, Parent, and Observer Perceptions of Parenting: Genetic and Environmental Influences on Shared and Distinct Perceptions

Child Development

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 1266-1284

  Feinberg, Mark ^a   Neiderhiser, Jenae ^b   Howe, George ^b   Hetherington, E Mavis ^c  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TWINS;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TWINS;

EID: 0035407049     PISSN: 00093920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8624.00346     Document Type: Article

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