An Examination of the Reciprocal Relationships Between Adolescents' Aggressive Behaviors and Their Perceptions of Parental Nurturance

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 207-220

  Arım, Rübab G ^a   Dahinten, V Susan ^b   Marshall, Sheila K ^b   Shapka, Jennifer D ^b  

^a OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Aggressive behavior; Parental nurturance; Reciprocal; Transactional model

Indexed keywords

EID: 78651075590     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: 15736601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-009-9493-x     Document Type: Article

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