Assessing the Impact of Parental Expectations and Psychological Distress on Taiwanese College Students

The Counseling Psychologist

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 582-608

  Wang, Li Fei ^a   Heppner, P Paul ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

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EID: 0037711047     PISSN: 00110000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/00100002030004006     Document Type: Article

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