How are parental psychological control and autonomy-support related? A cluster-analytic approach

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 187-202

  Soenens, Bart ^a,c   Vansteenkiste, Maarten ^a   Sierens, Eline ^b,d  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c Department of Developmental Social and Personality Psychology ^*  (Belgium)

^d Center for Development Psychology   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cluster analysis; Development; Emergent adulthood; Outcomes; Parenting styles; Youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 58949088672     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: 17413737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2008.00589.x     Document Type: Article

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