Interparental incongruence in differential treatment of adolescent siblings: Links with marital quality

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 466-479

  Kan, Marni L ^a   McHale, Susan M ^b   Crouter, Ann C ^b  

^a RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Family systems; Marital quality; Parental differential treatment; Siblings

Indexed keywords

EID: 41849120863     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: 17413737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2008.00494.x     Document Type: Article

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