Gender of siblings, cognitive achievement, and academic performance: Familial and nonfamilial influences on children

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 363-374

  Teachman, Jay ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic achievement; Cognitive achievement; Gender; Siblings; Twins

Indexed keywords

EID: 0005402349     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/353476     Document Type: Article

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