Do Siblings Matter Independent of Both Parents and Friends? Sympathy as a Mediator Between Sibling Relationship Quality and Adolescent Outcomes

Journal of Research on Adolescence

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 101-114

  Harper, James M ^a   Padilla Walker, Laura M ^a   Jensen, Alexander C ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84960123271     PISSN: 10508392     EISSN: 15327795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jora.12174     Document Type: Article

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