Assessment of perceived parental psychological control in Chinese adolescents in Hong Kong

Research on Social Work Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 382-391

  Shek, Daniel T L ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Assessment; Chinese adolescents; Parental psychological control; Parenting

Indexed keywords

EID: 33744804054     PISSN: 10497315     EISSN: 15527581     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049731506286231     Document Type: Review

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