Taiwanese and American mothers' goals and values for their children's futures

International Journal of Psychology

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 307-316

  Suizzo, Marie Anne ^a   Cheng, Chi Chia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

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EID: 34748911660     PISSN: 00207594     EISSN: 1464066X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207590601109342     Document Type: Article

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