The effects of family functioning on self-esteem of children

European Journal of Social Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 643-650

  Lian, Tam Cai ^a   Yusooff, Fatimah ^b  

^a SUNWAY UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Family cohesion; Family functioning; Parental relationships; Secondary school; Self esteem

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350026396     PISSN: 14502267     EISSN: 14502267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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