Ambivalent reactions in the parent and offspring relationship

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2006, Pages

  Fingerman, Karen L ^a   Chen, Pei Chun ^a   Hay, Elizabeth ^b   Cichy, Kelly E ^c   Lefkowitz, Eva S ^c  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Florida ^*  (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGING; AMBIVALENCE; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; EMOTION; FATHER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTHER; NEUROSIS; PARENTAL AGE; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 33646557630     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/61.3.P152     Document Type: Article

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