Deconstructing the myth of the "tiger mother": An introduction to the special issue on tiger parenting, Asian-heritage families, and child/adolescent well-being

Asian American Journal of Psychology

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-6

  Juang, Linda P ^a   Qin, Desiree Baolin ^b   Park, Irene J K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

Author keywords

Asian American parenting; Child and adolescent well being; Tiger mother

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875735213     PISSN: 19481985     EISSN: 19481993     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0032136     Document Type: Review

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