Tipping points in adolescent adjustment: Predicting social functioning from adolescents' conflict with parents and friends

Journal of Family Psychology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 776-783

  Ehrlich, Katherine B ^a   Dykas, Matthew J ^b   Cassidy, Jude ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT OSWEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent friendships; Parent adolescent conflict; Social adjustment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONFLICT; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MALE; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL DISTANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PEER GROUP; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL DISTANCE;

EID: 84874409481     PISSN: 08933200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0029868     Document Type: Article

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