Gender differences in adolescent perceptions of parent-adolescent openness in communication and adolescent empathy

Marriage and Family Review

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 103-122

  Heller, Sarah Randell ^a   Robinson, Linda C ^b   Henry, Carolyn S ^c   Plunkett, Scott W ^d  

^a WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Empathy; Parent adolescent communication

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847688900     PISSN: 01494929     EISSN: 15409635     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J002v40n04_06     Document Type: Article

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