Family life quality and emotional quality of life in Chinese adolescents with and without economic disadvantage

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 393-410

  Shek, Daniel T L ^a   Lee, T Y ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chinese adolescents; Economic disadvantage; Emotional quality of life; Family quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; DATA SET; FAMILY STRUCTURE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 33846438285     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-006-6624-6     Document Type: Article

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