Adolescent sibling relationships in mexican american families: Exploring the role of familism

Journal of Family Psychology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 512-522

  Updegraff, Kimberly A ^a   McHale, Susan M ^b   Whiteman, Shawn D ^b   Thayer, Shawna M ^a   Delgado, Melissa Y ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Familism; Mexican American families; Sibling relationships

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BIRTH ORDER; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONFLICT; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SIBLING RELATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIRTH ORDER; CHILD; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); CULTURE; FAMILY; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MEXICAN AMERICANS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SEX FACTORS; SIBLING RELATIONS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL VALUES;

EID: 31044447892     PISSN: 08933200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0893-3200.19.4.512     Document Type: Article

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