Maternal and paternal perceptions of social competence in children and adolescents

Journal of Child and Family Studies

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 98-107

  Renk, Kimberly ^a   Phares, Vicky ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fathers; Mothers; Ratings; Social competence

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845993645     PISSN: 10621024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10826-006-9071-8     Document Type: Article

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