A Further Examination of the Distinction Between Dependency-Oriented and Achievement-Oriented Parental Psychological Control: Psychometric Properties of the DAPCS with French-Speaking Late Adolescents

Journal of Child and Family Studies

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 726-733

  Mantzouranis, Gregory ^a   Zimmermann, Grégoire ^a   Biermann Mahaim, Elodie ^a   Favez, Nicolas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Confirmatory factor analysis; Gender family socialization; Parenting; Psychological control

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866285052     PISSN: 10621024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10826-011-9525-5     Document Type: Article

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