Parenting Style and Child Outcomes in Chinese and Immigrant Chinese Families-Current Findings and Cross-Cultural Considerations in Conceptualization and Research

Marriage and Family Review

Volumn 35, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 21-43

  Lim, Soh Leong ^a   Lim, Ben K ^b  

^a Marriage and Family Therapy ^*  (United States)

^b Bethel Seminary   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Child; Chinese families; Immigrant Chinese families; Parental control; Parental warmth; Parenting style

Indexed keywords

EID: 1642603389     PISSN: 01494929     EISSN: 15409635     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J002v35n03_03     Document Type: Article

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