Caregiving, perceptions of maternal favoritism, and tension among siblings

Gerontologist

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 580-588

  Suitor, J Jill ^a   Gilligan, Megan ^b   Johnson, Kaitlin ^a   Pillemer, Karl ^c  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregiver stress; Caregiving informal; Intergenerational relationships; Parent child relationships

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADULT CHILD; AGED; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PARENT; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SIBLING; SIBLING RELATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADULT CHILDREN; AGED; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; PERCEPTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SIBLING RELATIONS; SIBLINGS;

EID: 84905021443     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: 17585341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnt065     Document Type: Article

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