The relationship between perceived marital conflict, attitudes towards parents, and parenting styles experienced by adolescents

Journal of Family Studies

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 284-296

  Tritt, Amber M ^a   Pryor, Jan E ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Marital Conflict; Parenting Styles; Perceptions of Parents

Indexed keywords

EID: 33144479681     PISSN: 13229400     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5172/jfs.327.11.2.284     Document Type: Article

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