Psychometric properties of a parental childrearing behavior scale for french-speaking parents, children, and adolescents

European Journal of Psychological Assessment

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 113-124

  Meunier, Jean Christophe ^a   Roskam, Isabelle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Childrearing behavior; Parenting; Questionnaire; Reliability; Social interactional approach; Validity

Indexed keywords

EID: 34147100598     PISSN: 10155759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/1015-5759.23.2.113     Document Type: Article

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