Shyness, sociability, and parental support for the college transition: Relation to adolescents' adjustment

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 71-80

  Mounts, Nina S ^a   Valentiner, David P ^a   Anderson, Katherine L ^b   Boswell, Michelle K ^a  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

College transition; Parental support; Shyness; Sociability

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645576167     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: 15736601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-005-9002-9     Document Type: Article

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