Adjustment trajectories in college science programs: Perceptions of qualities of parents' and college teachers' relationships

Journal of Counseling Psychology

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 62-71

  Duchesne, Stéphane ^a   Ratelle, Catherine F ^a   Larose, Simon ^a   Guay, Frédéric ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

College science programs; Emotional adjustment; Parent; Relationship quality; Teacher; Trajectories

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADJUSTMENT; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; COLLEGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; ENVIRONMENT; FAMILY; FEMALE; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN RELATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PARENT; PERCEPTION; SELF REPORT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TEACHER;

EID: 33846091262     PISSN: 00220167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-0167.54.1.62     Document Type: Article

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