Compliance, negotiation, and self-assertion in Japanese adolescents' disagreements with parents

International Journal of Behavioral Development

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 77-87

  Sugimura, Kazumi ^a   Yamazaki, Mizuki ^b   Phinney, Jean S ^c   Takeo, Kazuko ^d  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOKYO CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adolescent development; Conflict; Cultural values; Interdependent cultures; Japanese children; Relationship between parents and adolescents; Vignette assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 58249139118     PISSN: 01650254     EISSN: 14640651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0165025408098010     Document Type: Article

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