Parentification and Psychological Adjustment: Locus of Control as a Moderating Variable

Contemporary Family Therapy

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 231-237

  Williams, Kristen ^a   Francis, Sarah E ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Locus of control; Parentification; Psychological adjustment

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955846445     PISSN: 08922764     EISSN: 15733335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10591-010-9123-5     Document Type: Article

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