The Nature of Caregiver-Child Communication About Romantic Relationships and Associations with Self-Esteem and Psychological Distress.
Despite the importance of romantic relationships for psychological health, there is limited research exploring how communication about relationships unfolds in families during adolescence and emerging adulthood (beyond the narrower topic of sex). As such, the current research explored the nature of...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Child & Family Studies Vol. 34; no. 2; pp. 311 - 328 |
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