Linkages between parents' differential treatment, youth depressive symptoms, and sibling relationships

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 480-494

  Shanahan, Lilly ^a   McHale, Susan M ^b   Crouter, Ann C ^b   Osgood, D Wayne ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Depression; Middle childhood; Parental differential treatment; Sibling relationships

Indexed keywords

EID: 41849108119     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: 17413737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2008.00495.x     Document Type: Article

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