Perceived parental psychological control and adolescent depressive experiences: A cross-cultural study with Belgian and South-Korean adolescents

Journal of Adolescence

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 261-272

  Soenens, Bart ^a   Park, Seong Yeon ^b   Vansteenkiste, Maarten ^a   Mouratidis, Athanasios ^c  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Cross cultural; Depression; Parenting; Psychological control

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PARENTAL PSYCHOLOGICAL CONTROL; SOCIAL CONTROL; SOUTH KOREA;

ADOLESCENT; BELGIUM; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; DEPENDENCY (PSYCHOLOGY); DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL;

EID: 84858298080     PISSN: 01401971     EISSN: 10959254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2011.05.001     Document Type: Article

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