Discrepancies in Adolescents' and Mothers' Perceptions of the Family and Mothers' Psychological Symptomatology.
Research has shown that discrepancies in adolescents' and their parents' perceptions of the family are linked to adolescent adjustment. Of note, the majority of studies to date have focused on differences in perceptions between adolescents and their parents. However, recent research has suggested th...
| Published in: | Journal of Youth & Adolescence Vol. 45; no. 10; pp. 2011 - 2022 |
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