Family structure and parental behavior: Identifying the sources of adolescent self-control

Western Criminology Review

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 73-87

  Phythian, Kelli ^a   Keane, Carl ^b   Krull, Catherine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Family structure; Parental behavior; Self control

Indexed keywords

EID: 59249084455     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10964886     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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