Sibling relationships in adolescent and young adult twin and nontwin siblings: Managing competition and comparison

Social Relationships: Cognitive, Affective, and Motivational Processes

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 235-252

  Noller, Patricia ^a   Conway, Susan ^a   Blakeley Smith, Anita ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

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EID: 79951667482     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203888124     Document Type: Chapter

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