Parents' management of adolescents' romantic relationships through dating rules: Gender variations and correlates of relationship qualities

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1044-1058

  Madsen, Stephanie D ^a  

^a MCDANIEL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent romantic relationship; Dating; Parent adolescent relationship; Rules

Indexed keywords

EID: 49349097851     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: 15736601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-008-9313-8     Document Type: Article

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