Unanticipated Educational Consequences of a Positive Parent-Child Relationship

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1377-1390

  López Turley, Ruth N ^a   Desmond, Matthew ^a   Bruch, Sarah K ^a  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic achievement; College enrollment; College residence; Parent child relations

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957238324     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: 17413737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2010.00771.x     Document Type: Article

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