Parental Psychological Control and Adolescent Adjustment: The Role of Adolescent Emotion Regulation

Parenting

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 47-67

  Cui, Lixian ^b   Morris, Amanda Sheffield ^a   Criss, Michael M ^c   Houltberg, Benjamin J ^d   Silk, Jennifer S ^e  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

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EID: 84893239618     PISSN: 15295192     EISSN: 15327922     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15295192.2014.880018     Document Type: Article

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