Longitudinal relations among parenting, best friends, and early adolescent problem behavior: Testing bidirectional effects

Journal of Early Adolescence

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 272-295

  Reitz, Ellen ^a   Deković, Maja ^a   Meijer, Anne Marie ^b   Engels, Rutger C M E ^c  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Best friends; Parenting; Problem behavior; Reciprocal effects

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745595875     PISSN: 02724316     EISSN: 15525449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0272431606288591     Document Type: Review

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