Perceptions of Father Parenting Style, Empathy, and Self-Esteem Among Greek Preadolescents

Marriage and Family Review

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 293-309

  Antonopoulou, Katerina ^a   Alexopoulos, Dimitrios A ^a   Maridaki Kassotaki, Katerina ^a  

^a HAROKOPIO UNIVERSITY   (Greece)

Author keywords

empathy; fathers; preadolescence; self esteem

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860768593     PISSN: 01494929     EISSN: 15409635     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01494929.2012.665016     Document Type: Article

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