"She's Leaving Home. . ." Antecedents, Consequences, and Cultural Patterns in the Leaving Home Process

Emerging Adulthood

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 114-124

  Seiffge Krenke, Inge ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

continued coresidence; family relationships; late leaving; leaving home

Indexed keywords

EID: 84898971991     PISSN: 21676968     EISSN: 21676984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2167696813479783     Document Type: Review

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