The impact of parental attachment on adolescent perception of the school environment and school connectedness

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 109-118

  Shochet, Ian M ^a   Smyth, Tanya ^a   Homel, Ross ^b  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Parental attachment; School connectedness; School environment adolescents

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250637859     PISSN: 0814723X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/anft.28.2.109     Document Type: Review

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