A Cultural Exploration Based on Structured Observational Methods in Hong Kong

Marriage and Family Review

Volumn 35, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 45-61

  Tam, Vicky C W ^a   Lam, Rebecca S Y ^a  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chinese parents; Observational methods; Parenting style; Problem solving situations

Indexed keywords

EID: 1642587736     PISSN: 01494929     EISSN: 15409635     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J002v35n03_04     Document Type: Article

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