Maternal parenting in single and two-parent families in South Africa from a child's perspective

Social Behavior and Personality

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 577-586

  Roman, Nicolette Vanessa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Autonomy support; Family structure; Parenting; Psychological control; Single mothers

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959643910     PISSN: 03012212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2224/sbp.2011.39.5.577     Document Type: Article

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