Parent-adolescent relationship and adolescent psychological functioning among African-American female adolescents: Self-esteem as a mediator

Journal of Child and Family Studies

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 361-374

  Barber, C Nekol ^a   Ball, Joanna ^a   Armistead, Lisa ^a,b  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MSC 2A1155 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Adolescent functioning; Mediation; Parent adolescent relationship; Self esteem

Indexed keywords

EID: 3943096608     PISSN: 10621024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023948029266     Document Type: Article

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