A longitudinal study of the effects of the birth of a sibling during the first 6 years of life

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 939-956

  Baydar, Nazli ^a   Greek, April ^a   Brooks Gunn, Jeanne ^b  

^a BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Achievement; Preschool children; Sibling; Socioemotional problems

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040832675     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/353794     Document Type: Article

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