Relations between parental divorce and the quality of adult sibling relationships

Journal of Divorce and Remarriage

Volumn 36, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 67-82

  Riggio, Heidi R ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult sibling relationships; Attitude toward siblings; Parental divorce

Indexed keywords

EID: 85009645375     PISSN: 10502556     EISSN: 15404811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J087v36n01_04     Document Type: Article

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