Fathers parenting styles in Chinese families in urban Malaysia

Pertanika Journal of Social Science and Humanities

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1019-1034

  Hong, Chi Yee ^a   Baharudin, Rozumah ^a   Hossain, Ziarat ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Chinese families; Fathers; Malaysia; Parenting styles

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876930695     PISSN: 01287702     EISSN: 22318534     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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