Life satisfaction and family structure among adolescents in Hong Kong

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 59-67

  Kwan, Ying Keung ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chinese adolescents; Family structure; Life satisfaction; Risk ratio

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; FAMILY STRUCTURE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONG KONG;

EID: 36749102110     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-007-9092-8     Document Type: Article

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