Parenting distress and parental investment of Hong Kong Chinese parents with a child having an emotional or behavioural problem: A qualitative study

Child and Family Social Work

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 99-106

  Ma, Joyce L C ^a   Lai, Kelly ^a   Pun, Shuk Han ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (China)

Author keywords

Child; Emotional behavioural problem; Hong Kong Chinese parents; Parental investment; Parenting distress; Qualitative study

Indexed keywords

EID: 13644269206     PISSN: 13567500     EISSN: 13652206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2206.2002.00232.x     Document Type: Article

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