Preteens Talking to Parents: Perceived Communication and School-Based Aggression

The Family Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 122-128

  Lambert, Simone F ^a   Cashwell, Craig S ^b  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

Author keywords

adolescents; aggression; Aggression Questionnaire; children; closed communication; communication; counseling; dyadic interactions; family counseling; father child; mother child; open communication; Parent Adolescent Communication Scale; parent child communication; parents; preteens; school; school aggression

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947271996     PISSN: 10664807     EISSN: 15523950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1066480703261953     Document Type: Article

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