Mother-child conflict and sibling relatedness: A test of hypotheses from parent-offspring conflict theory

Journal of Research on Adolescence

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 287-306

  Schlomer, Gabriel L ^a   Ellis, Bruce J ^a   Garber, Judy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77953996876     PISSN: 10508392     EISSN: 15327795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-7795.2010.00641.x     Document Type: Article

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