Characteristics and Correlates of Sibling Relationships in Two-Parent African American Families

Journal of Family Psychology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 227-235

  McHale, Susan M ^a   Whiteman, Shawn D ^b   Kim, Ji Yeon ^a   Crouter, Ann C ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African American families; family relationships; sibling relationships; sociocultural factors

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; NEGRO; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELIGION; SIBLING RELATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIALIZATION; SOCIOECONOMICS;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; PREJUDICE; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; RISK-TAKING; SIBLING RELATIONS; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIALIZATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 34548427508     PISSN: 08933200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0893-3200.21.2.227     Document Type: Article

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