Gender Differences in Keeping Secrets From Parents in Adolescence

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 293-298

  Keijsers, Loes ^a   Branje, Susan J T ^a   Frijns, Tom ^a   Finkenauer, Catrin ^b   Meeus, Wim ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

adolescence; development; gender differences; parent child relationship; secrecy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONFIDENTIALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; COMMUNICATION; CONFIDENTIALITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 76449096980     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0018115     Document Type: Article

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