The many faces of adolescent autonomy: Parent-adolescent conflict, behavioral decision-making, and emotional distancing

Handbook of Adolescent Development

Volumn , Issue , 2020, Pages 135-153

  Goossens, Luc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203969861-8     Document Type: Chapter

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