Family emotional climate and sibling relationship quality: Influences on behavioral problems and adaptation in preschool-aged children

Journal of Child and Family Studies

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 59-71

  Modry Mandell, Kerri L ^a   Gamble, Wendy C ^a   Taylor, Angela R ^a  

^a Environmental Research Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Child adjustment; Child exposure to interparental conflict; Family emotional expressiveness; Parental agreement on childrearing; Sibling relationship quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846024092     PISSN: 10621024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10826-006-9068-3     Document Type: Article

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