Parentification and the impostor phenomenon: An empirical investigation

American Journal of Family Therapy

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 205-216

  Castro, Denise M ^a,b   Jones, Rebecca A ^a   Mirsalimi, Hamid ^a  

^a Argosy University   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADULTHOOD; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CHILDHOOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; EMOTION; EMPIRICISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MALE; PARENTHOOD; PHENOMENOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SAMPLING; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STUDENT;

EID: 1942467871     PISSN: 01926187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01926180490425676     Document Type: Article

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