The importance of relationships with parents and best friends for adolescents' romantic relationship quality: Differences between indigenous and ethnic Dutch adolescents

International Journal of Behavioral Development

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 121-127

  Ha, Thao ^a   Overbeek, Geertjan ^b   De Greef, Marieke ^a   Scholte, Ron H J ^a   Engels, Rutger C M E ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Cultural context; Relationships with best friends; Relationships with parents; Romantic relationships

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; FRIENDSHIP; HUMAN; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; INTIMACY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; NORMAL HUMAN; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

EID: 77951043222     PISSN: 01650254     EISSN: 14640651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0165025409360293     Document Type: Article

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