Strong families, tidy houses, and children's values in adult life: Are "chaotic", "crowded" and "unstable" homes really so bad?

International Journal of Behavioral Development

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 496-503

  Flouri, Eirini ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Family; Home; Values

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTHORITY; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; COGNITION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNICITY; FAMILY ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HOME ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 71049191412     PISSN: 01650254     EISSN: 14640651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0165025409340090     Document Type: Article

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