The contributions of parenting to social competencies and positive values in middle school youth: Positive family communication, maintaining standards, and supportive family relationships

Family Relations

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 591-601

  Hillaker, Barbara D ^a   Brophy Herb, Holly E ^a   Villarruel, Francisco A ^a   Haas, Bruce E ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Developmental assets; Parenting; Positive values; Social competence; Youth and adolescents

Indexed keywords

EID: 56349095293     PISSN: 01976664     EISSN: 17413729     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3729.2008.00525.x     Document Type: Article

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