The parental "acceptance-rejection syndrome": Universal correlates of perceived rejection

American Psychologist

Volumn 59, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 830-840

  Rohner, Ronald P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SYNDROME;

CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; PERCEPTION; REJECTION (PSYCHOLOGY); SYNDROME;

EID: 8744239407     PISSN: 0003066X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0003-066X.59.8.830     Document Type: Article

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