The influence of family factors on the executive functioning of adult children of alcoholics in college

Family Relations

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 404-414

  Schroeder, Valarie M ^a   Kelley, Michelle L ^b  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Old Dominion University   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult children of alcoholics; Executive functioning; Family environment; Parent child relationships; Parentification; Self control

Indexed keywords

EID: 45349104949     PISSN: 01976664     EISSN: 17413729     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3729.2008.00509.x     Document Type: Article

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