The Association Between Adolescent Life Satisfaction, Family Structure, Family Affluence and Gender Differences in Parent-Child Communication

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 287-305

  Levin, Kate Ann ^a   Dallago, Lorenza ^b   Currie, Candace ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Family affluence; Family structure; Life satisfaction; Parent child communication

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; CHILD CARE; COMMUNICATION BEHAVIOR; FAMILY STRUCTURE; GENDER DISPARITY; PARENT-OFFSPRING INTERACTION; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 84857787120     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-011-9804-y     Document Type: Article

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