Democracy begins at home: Democratic parenting and adolescents' support for democratic values

European Journal of Developmental Psychology

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 541-557

  Miklikowska, Marta ^a   Hurme, Helena ^a  

^a ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Democratic family; Democratic parenting; Democratic values; Empathy

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052296428     PISSN: 17405629     EISSN: 17405610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17405629.2011.576856     Document Type: Article

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