Family structure, mother-child communication, father-child communication, and adolescent life satisfaction: A cross-sectional multilevel analysis

Health Education

Volumn 110, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 152-168

  Levin, Kate A ^a   Currie, Candace ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Developmental psychology; Family life; Family roles; Quality of life; Scotland

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951446711     PISSN: 09654283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09654281011038831     Document Type: Article

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