Parenting in Emerging Adulthood: An Examination of Parenting Clusters and Correlates

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 730-743

  Nelson, Larry J ^a   Padilla Walker, Laura M ^a   Christensen, Katherine J ^a   Evans, Cortney A ^b   Carroll, Jason S ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Emerging adulthood; Parental responsiveness control; Parenting

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; PARENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955833339     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: 15736601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-010-9584-8     Document Type: Article

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