Disclosure and Monitoring as Predictors of Mother–Adolescent Agreement in Reports of Early Adolescent Rule-Breaking Behavior

Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 188-200

  Laird, Robert D ^a   LaFleur, Laura K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PSYCHOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 84959899219     PISSN: 15374416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15374416.2014.963856     Document Type: Article

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