Family and School Strains and Their Effects on Adolescent Deviance in Taiwan: A Mediating Study

Youth and Society

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 496-520

  Lin, Wen Hsu ^a   Yi, Chin Chun ^a  

^a ACADEMIA SINICA   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

culture; delinquency; depression; parenting; stress

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CASE REPORT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DELINQUENCY; FAMILY STUDY; HUMAN; JUVENILE; STRESS; STUDENT; TAIWAN;

EID: 84969769433     PISSN: 0044118X     EISSN: 15528499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0044118X13499595     Document Type: Article

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