Parent-adolescent conflicts, conflict resolution types, and adolescent adjustment

Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 195-204

  Branje, Susan J T ^a   van Doorn, Muriel ^a   van der Valk, Inge ^a   Meeus, Wim ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adjustment; Adolescence; Conflict resolution; Conflicts; Parent child relationship

Indexed keywords

EID: 60849087932     PISSN: 01933973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appdev.2008.12.004     Document Type: Article

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