Patterns of Home Leaving and Subjective Well-Being in Emerging Adulthood: The Role of Motivational Processes and Parental Autonomy Support

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1416-1429

  Kins, Evie ^a   Beyers, Wim ^a   Soenens, Bart ^a   Vansteenkiste, Maarten ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

autonomous motivation; delayed home leaving; emerging adulthood; parenting

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; STATISTICS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; BELGIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MOTIVATION; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELF CONCEPT; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70249092215     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0015580     Document Type: Article

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