Explanation of normative declines in parents' knowledge about their adolescent children

Journal of Adolescence

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 271-284

  Masche, J Gowert ^a  

^a KRISTIANSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adolescent development; Autonomy development; Childrearing practices; Monitoring; Parent child communication; Parent child relations; Parental knowledge

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PEER GROUP;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AGE FACTORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; KNOWLEDGE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; PARENTS; PEER GROUP; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SWEDEN;

EID: 77649180262     PISSN: 01401971     EISSN: 10959254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2009.08.002     Document Type: Article

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