Psychological Control During Early Adolescence: Links to Adjustment in Differing Parent/Adolescent Dyads

Journal of Early Adolescence

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 349-383

  Rogers, Kelly N ^a   Buchanan, Christy M ^a   Winchell, Megan E ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent adjustment; Behavioral control; Early adolescence; Parent child dyads; Psychological control

Indexed keywords

EID: 0242287088     PISSN: 02724316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0272431603258344     Document Type: Article

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