Frequency, satisfaction and quality dimensions of perceived parent-adolescent communication among Chinese adolescents in Hong Kong

International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 259-270

  Shek, Daniel T L ^a   Lee, Britta M ^a   Lee, Tak Yan ^b   Lam, Ching Man ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Chinese; Communication; Hong Kong; Parents

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FATHER; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LIFE SATISFACTION; MALE; MOTHER; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUALITY CONTROL; RATING SCALE; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

EID: 33745874374     PISSN: 03340139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/IJAMH.2006.18.2.259     Document Type: Article

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