In search of the antecedents of adolescent authoritarianism: The relative contribution of parental goal promotion and parenting style dimensions

European Journal of Personality

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 507-527

  Duriez, Bart ^a   Soenens, Bart ^a   Vansteenkiste, Maarten ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Development of personality; Parenting; Personality types; Social and personal relationships

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250754982     PISSN: 08902070     EISSN: 10990984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/per.623     Document Type: Article

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