The role of parental status and child age in the engagement of children and youth with adults outside their families

Journal of Family Issues

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 735-760

  Scales, Peter C ^a   Benson, Peter L ^a   Roehlkepartain, Eugene C ^a   Hintz, Nicole R ^a   Sullivan, Theresa K ^a   Mannes, Marc ^a  

^a Search Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult youth relationships; Parenting; Positive youth development; Social norms and child development

Indexed keywords

EID: 4243172417     PISSN: 0192513X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0192513X03259139     Document Type: Review

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