Family strain and adolescent delinquency in two Chinese Cities, Guangzhou and Hong Kong

Journal of Child and Family Studies

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 626-641

  Cheung, Chau Kiu ^a   Ngai, Ngan Pun ^b   Ngai, Steven Sek Yum ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chinese; Delinquency; Family strain; Parental employment; Parental support

Indexed keywords

EID: 35248879705     PISSN: 10621024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10826-006-9112-3     Document Type: Article

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