Mothers' generalized beliefs about adolescents: Links to expectations for a specific child

Journal of Early Adolescence

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 29-50

  Buchanan, Christy M ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Early adolescence; Parental beliefs; Parental expectations; Social cognition; Stereotypes of adolescence

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037278618     PISSN: 02724316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0272431602239129     Document Type: Article

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