Effects of life stress, social support, and cultural norms on parenting styles among mainland Chinese, European Canadian, and Chinese Canadian immigrant mothers

Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 944-962

  Su, Chang ^a   Hynie, Michaela ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chinese families; cross cultural differences; parenting styles; social support; stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960244413     PISSN: 00220221     EISSN: 15525422     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022022110381124     Document Type: Article

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