Mommy and Daddy like you best: Perceived family favouritism in relation to affect, adjustment and family process

Journal of Family Therapy

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 269-291

  Brody, Leslie R ^a   Copeland, Anne P ^b   Sutton, Lisa S ^b   Richardson, Dorothy R ^b   Guyer, Margaret ^b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0032383327     PISSN: 01634445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-6427.00087     Document Type: Article

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