Developmental patterns in decision-making autonomy across middle childhood and adolescence: European american parents' perspectives

Child Development

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 636-651

  Wray Lake, Laura ^a   Crouter, Ann C ^a   McHale, Susan M ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH ORDER; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CONTROL; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALIZATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOMETRY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIALIZATION; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; BIRTH ORDER; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; DECISION MAKING; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; INDIVIDUATION; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMETRICS; SOCIAL CONFORMITY; SOCIALIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954247591     PISSN: 00093920     EISSN: 14678624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8624.2009.01420.x     Document Type: Article

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