Emotional separation and detachment as two distinct dimensions of parent-adolescent relationships

International Journal of Behavioral Development

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 271-281

  Ingoglia, Sonia ^a   Lo Coco, Alida ^a   Liga, Francesca ^a   Lo Cricchio, Maria Grazia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adolescent development; Agency; Behavior problems; Emotional regulation; Independent self; Interdependent self; Relationships between parents and adolescents; Self

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD PARENT RELATION; EMOTION; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; SELF CONCEPT; SEPARATION ANXIETY;

EID: 79960083259     PISSN: 01650254     EISSN: 14640651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0165025410385878     Document Type: Article

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