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Helicopter Parents and Landing Pad Kids: Intense Parental Support of Grown Children
dc.contributor.authorFingerman, Karen L.en_US
dc.contributor.authorCheng, Yen‐pien_US
dc.contributor.authorWesselmann, Eric D.en_US
dc.contributor.authorZarit, Stevenen_US
dc.contributor.authorFurstenberg, Franken_US
dc.contributor.authorBirditt, Kira S.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2012-08-09T14:57:01Z
dc.date.available2013-10-01T17:06:32Zen_US
dc.date.issued2012-08en_US
dc.identifier.citationFingerman, Karen L.; Cheng, Yen‐pi ; Wesselmann, Eric D.; Zarit, Steven; Furstenberg, Frank; Birditt, Kira S. (2012). "Helicopter Parents and Landing Pad Kids: Intense Parental Support of Grown Children." Journal of Marriage and Family 74(4). <http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/92448>en_US
dc.identifier.issn0022-2445en_US
dc.identifier.issn1741-3737en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/92448
dc.publisherWiley Periodicals, Inc.en_US
dc.publisherBlackwell Publishing Ltden_US
dc.subject.otherFamilyen_US
dc.subject.otherSocial Supporten_US
dc.subject.otherYoung Adulthooden_US
dc.subject.otherParenten_US
dc.subject.otherIntergenerational Relationshipsen_US
dc.subject.otherFamily Relationsen_US
dc.titleHelicopter Parents and Landing Pad Kids: Intense Parental Support of Grown Childrenen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.rights.robotsIndexNoFollowen_US
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelPsychiatryen_US
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelFamily Medicine and Specialtiesen_US
dc.subject.hlbtoplevelHealth Sciencesen_US
dc.description.peerreviewedPeer Revieweden_US
dc.contributor.affiliationumUniversity of Michigan ****en_US
dc.contributor.affiliationotherUniversity of Pennsylvania ***en_US
dc.contributor.affiliationotherPennsylvania State University **en_US
dc.contributor.affiliationotherPurdue University *en_US
dc.contributor.affiliationotherUniversity of Texas at Austinen_US
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dc.identifier.doi10.1111/j.1741-3737.2012.00987.xen_US
dc.identifier.sourceJournal of Marriage and Familyen_US
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