Rebels With a Cause? Adolescent Defiance From the Perspective of Reactance Theory and Self-Determination Theory

Child Development

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 903-918

  Van Petegem, Stijn ^a   Soenens, Bart ^a   Vansteenkiste, Maarten ^a   Beyers, Wim ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84929043799     PISSN: 00093920     EISSN: 14678624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cdev.12355     Document Type: Article

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