Preliminary development of a measure of sibling relational maintenance behaviors: Scale development and initial findings

International Journal of Phytoremediation

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 334-346

  Myers, Scott A ^a   Weber, Keith D ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Commitment; Liking; Relational maintenance behaviors; Sibling communication; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449581206     PISSN: 15226514     EISSN: 15497879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01463370409370204     Document Type: Article

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