Factors that influence the accuracy of adolescent proxy reporting of parental characteristics: A research note

Journal of Adolescence

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 95-103

  Ridolfo, Heather ^a   Maitland, Aaron ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Proxy reporting; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CUSTODY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GENDER; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL ATTITUDE; NEGRO; OCCUPATION; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PARENTING EDUCATION; RACE; RACE DIFFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CARE; SOCIAL STATUS;

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PARENTS; PROXY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78651322756     PISSN: 01401971     EISSN: 10959254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2010.01.008     Document Type: Article

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