Intersubjective Model of Value Transmission: Parents Using Perceived Norms as Reference When Socializing Children

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1041-1052

  Tam, Kim Pong ^a   Lee, Sau Lai ^b   Kim, Young Hoon ^c   Li, Yanmei ^d   Chao, Melody Manchi ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^c Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^d INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

conformity; immigrant; intersubjective approach; need for closure; perceived norms; value transmission

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864142716     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: 15527433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167212443896     Document Type: Article

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