Tough love or hostile domination? Psychological control and relational induction in cultural context

Journal of Family Psychology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 966-975

  Fung, Joey ^a   Lau, Anna S ^b  

^a FULLER THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Child behavior problems; Culture; Guilt induction; Psychological control; Shaming

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHINA; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY CONFLICT; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; LOVE; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHINA; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CULTURE; FAMILY CONFLICT; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HOSTILITY; HUMANS; LOVE; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84874410231     PISSN: 08933200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0030457     Document Type: Article

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