Quality of Parent-Child Relationship, Family Conflict, Peer Pressure, and Drinking Behaviors of Adolescents in an Asian Context: The Case of Singapore

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 110, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1141-1157

  Choo, Hyekyung ^a   Shek, Daniel ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Adolescent drinking; Asia; Father child relationship; Singapore

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; DRINKING; FAMILY STRUCTURE; LOGIT ANALYSIS; PROBABILITY; SECONDARY EDUCATION; STUDENT;

SINGAPORE [SOUTHEAST ASIA];

EID: 84872489397     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-011-9977-4     Document Type: Article

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