Feeling disrespected by parents: Refining the measurement and understanding of psychological control

Journal of Adolescence

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 273-287

  Barber, Brian K ^a   Xia, Mingzhu ^a   Olsen, Joseph A ^b   McNeely, Clea A ^a   Bose, Krishna ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cross cultural; Disrespect; Individuality; Parental control; Psychological control; Self worth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DEVELOPMENT; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PSYCHOLOGICAL CONTROL; SELF CONCEPT;

ADOLESCENT; COSTA RICA; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL; SOUTH AFRICA; THAILAND;

EID: 84858279407     PISSN: 01401971     EISSN: 10959254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2011.10.010     Document Type: Article

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