Adolescents' self-disclosure to parents across cultures: Who discloses and why

Journal of Adolescent Research

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 447-478

  Hunter, Sally B ^a   Barber, Brian K ^a   Olsen, Joseph A ^b   McNeely, Clea A ^a   Bose, Krishna ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

cross cultural research; family relationships; mixed methods; parenting; positive youth development; risk behavior

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957650082     PISSN: 07435584     EISSN: 15526895     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0743558411402334     Document Type: Article

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