Family functioning and self-differentiation: A cross-cultural examination

Contemporary Family Therapy

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 19-33

  Chung, Hyejeong ^a   Gale, Jerry ^b  

^a Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross cultural research; Family functioning; Korean culture; Self differentiation

Indexed keywords

EID: 57849096131     PISSN: 08922764     EISSN: 15733335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10591-008-9080-4     Document Type: Article

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