Life satisfaction, self-concept, and family relations in Chinese adolescents and children

International Journal of Behavioral Development

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 182-189

  Chang, Lei ^a   McBride Chang, Catherine ^a   Stewart, Sunita M ^b   Au, Ernest ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; FAMILY; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INDEPENDENCE; LIFE SATISFACTION; LIFESPAN; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; PREDICTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; WELLBEING;

EID: 0037372147     PISSN: 01650254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01650250244000182     Document Type: Review

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