Parental Involvement With College Students in Germany, Hong Kong, Korea, and the United States

Journal of Family Issues

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2016, Pages 1384-1411

  Fingerman, Karen L ^a   Cheng, Yen Pi ^a   Kim, Kyungmin ^a   Fung, Helene H ^b   Han, Gyounghae ^c   Lang, Frieder R ^d   Lee, Wonkyung ^e   Wagner, Jenny ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^e Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^f HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

college student; education; emerging adulthood; parent child relationship; social support; solidarity theory; young adult

Indexed keywords

EID: 84971493128     PISSN: 0192513X     EISSN: 15525481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0192513X14541444     Document Type: Article

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