Fragile Self-Esteem in Children and Its Associations with Perceived Patterns of Parent-Child Communication

Journal of Personality

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 225-252

  Kernis, Michael H ^a,b   Brown, Anita C ^a   Brody, Gene H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b University of Georgia ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; PERCEPTION; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT;

CHILD; COMMUNICATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PROBLEM SOLVING; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 84866835677     PISSN: 00223506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-6494.00096     Document Type: Article

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