Are mother-child similarities in value orientations related to mothers' parenting? A comparative study of American and Romanian mothers and their adolescent children

European Journal of Developmental Psychology

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 661-680

  Friedlmeier, Mihaela ^a   Trommsdorff, Gisela ^b  

^a GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Culture; Intergenerational similarities; Parenting; Values

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855972056     PISSN: 17405629     EISSN: 17405610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17405629.2011.590649     Document Type: Article

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