Familial correlates of overt and relational aggression between young adolescent siblings

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 655-673

  Yu, Jeong Jin ^a   Gamble, Wendy C ^a  

^a Environmental Research Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Family cohesion; Internalizing problems; Maternal differential treatment; Maternal psychological control; Overt aggression; Positive emotional expressiveness; Relational aggression; Young adolescent siblings

Indexed keywords

EID: 43749091132     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: 15736601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-007-9208-0     Document Type: Article

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