All in the family? Family environment factors in sibling violence

Journal of Family Violence

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 497-507

  Eriksen, Shelley ^a   Jensen, Vickie ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood and adolescence; Corporal punishment; Family environment; Family violence abuse; Physical aggression; Sibling abuse; Sibling conflict; Sibling violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845650868     PISSN: 08857482     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10896-006-9048-9     Document Type: Article

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