Adolescents as "producers of their own development": Correlates and consequences of the importance and attainment of developmental tasks

European Journal of Developmental Psychology

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 479-510

  Seiffge Krenke, Inge ^a   Kiuru, Noona ^b   Nurmi, Jari Erik ^b  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Importance of developmental tasks; Parenting style; Perceived attainment of developmental tasks; Stress; Symptomatology

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954169566     PISSN: 17405629     EISSN: 17405610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17405620902905249     Document Type: Article

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