Significance of individuation in adult child-parent relationships

Journal of Family Issues

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 262-281

  Buhl, Heike M ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Child parent relationship; Conflict; Emerging adulthood; Individuation; Satisfaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 37849016945     PISSN: 0192513X     EISSN: 15525481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0192513X07304272     Document Type: Article

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