Adolescents' perceptions of parental goals, practices, and styles in relation to their motivation and achievement

Journal of Early Adolescence

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 456-490

  Spera, Christopher ^a,b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b ICF INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic achievement; Adolescence; Parental involvement; Parental monitoring; Parenting styles; School motivation; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749822583     PISSN: 02724316     EISSN: 15525449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0272431606291940     Document Type: Article

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