Mothering, Fathering, and Italian Adolescents' Problem Behaviors and Life Satisfaction: Dimensional and Typological Approach

Journal of Child and Family Studies

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 567-580

  Di Maggio, Rosanna ^a   Zappulla, Carla ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Dimensional typological approach; Life satisfaction; Mothering fathering; Problem behaviors

Indexed keywords

EID: 84896690464     PISSN: 10621024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10826-013-9721-6     Document Type: Article

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