Relations of perceived maternal parenting style, practices, and learning motivation to academic competence in Chinese children

Merrill-Palmer Quarterly

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-22

  Cheung, Cecilia S ^a,b   McBride Chang, Catherine ^a,b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b Department of Psychology ^*

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EID: 46449114656     PISSN: 0272930X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/mpq.2008.0011     Document Type: Article

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