Parent-youth relationships and the self-esteem of Chinese adolescents: Collectivism versus individualism

Marriage and Family Review

Volumn 36, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 173-200

  Peterson, Gary W ^a   Cobas, Jose A ^b   Bush, Kevin R ^c   Supple, Andrew ^d   Wilson, Stephan M ^e  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chinese parent adolescent relations; Chinese self esteem. Chinese parental behavior; Collectivism; Individualism

Indexed keywords

EID: 14544299631     PISSN: 01494929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J002v36n03_09     Document Type: Review

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