Family Relationships and Children's Emotional Adjustment as Correlates of Maternal and Paternal Differential Treatment: A Replication with Toddler and Preschool Siblings

Child Development

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1640-1656

  Volling, Brenda L ^a   Elins, Julie L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SIBLING RELATION; SOCIAL ADAPTATION;

ADULT; AFFECT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; SIBLING RELATIONS; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT;

EID: 0032239497     PISSN: 00093920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8624.1998.tb06182.x     Document Type: Article

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