Emotional Closeness in Mexican-Origin Adolescents’ Relationships with Mothers, Fathers, and Same-Sex Friends

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 43, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 1953-1968

  Rodríguez, Sue A ^a   Perez Brena, Norma J ^a   Updegraff, Kimberly A ^a   Umaña Taylor, Adriana J ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Friendship; Gender; Mexican American; Parent adolescent relationships

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; FATHER CHILD RELATION; FEMALE; FRIEND; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MEXICAN AMERICAN; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CHILD; FATHER-CHILD RELATIONS; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MEXICAN AMERICANS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; PSYCHOLOGY, ADOLESCENT; SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES;

EID: 84912018582     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: 15736601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-013-0004-8     Document Type: Article

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