Authoritative Parenting Among Immigrant Chinese Mothers of Preschoolers

Journal of Family Psychology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 311-320

  Cheah, Charissa S L ^a   Leung, Christy Y Y ^a   Tahseen, Madiha ^a   Schultz, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chinese immigrants; parenting; social development

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTHORITY; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILD REARING; CHINA; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; MIGRATION; MOTHER; PERCEPTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AUTHORITARIANISM; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD REARING; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHINA; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MOTHERS; PARENTING; PERCEPTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67650128633     PISSN: 08933200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0015076     Document Type: Article

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