Parent differentiation of self and child competence in low-income urban families

Journal of Counseling Psychology

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 337-346

  Skowron, Elizabeth A ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CHILD; COGNITION; COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PARENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PROBLEM; STRESS; URBAN POPULATION; VIOLENCE;

EID: 23244463149     PISSN: 00220167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-0167.52.3.337     Document Type: Article

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