Maternal socialization goals, parenting styles, and social-emotional adjustment among Chinese and European American young adults: Testing a mediation model

Journal of Genetic Psychology

Volumn 171, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 330-362

  Li, Yan ^a   Costanzo, Philip R ^b   Putallaz, Martha ^b  

^a DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

academic self efficacy; Chinese; cross cultural; depression; parenting style; self esteem; socialization goal

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; AUTHORITY; CAUCASIAN; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CULTURAL FACTOR; EMOTION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALIZATION; MALE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIALIZATION;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AUTHORITARIANISM; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; EMOTIONS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUATION; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL VALUES; SOCIALIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78249283555     PISSN: 00221325     EISSN: 19400896     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00221325.2010.505969     Document Type: Article

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