Mediating effects of negative emotions in parent-child conflict on adolescent problem behavior

Asian Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 236-245

  Yeh, Kuang Hui ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ETHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Externalizing problem; Internalizing problem; Mediator; Parent child conflict; Rage; Resentment

Indexed keywords

EID: 82355169847     PISSN: 13672223     EISSN: 1467839X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-839X.2011.01350.x     Document Type: Article

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