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“Life Still Isn't Fair”: Parental Differential Treatment of Young Adult Siblings

dc.contributor.authorJensen, Alexander C.en_US
dc.contributor.authorWhiteman, Shawn D.en_US
dc.contributor.authorFingerman, Karen L.en_US
dc.contributor.authorBirditt, Kira S.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-04-08T20:50:04Z
dc.date.available2014-05-23T15:04:19Zen_US
dc.date.issued2013-04en_US
dc.identifier.citationJensen, Alexander C.; Whiteman, Shawn D.; Fingerman, Karen L.; Birditt, Kira S. (2013). "“Life Still Isn't Fair”: Parental Differential Treatment of Young Adult Siblings." Journal of Marriage and Family 75(2): 438-452. <http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/97263>en_US
dc.identifier.issn0022-2445en_US
dc.identifier.issn1741-3737en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/97263
dc.publisherWiley Subscription Services, Inc.en_US
dc.subject.otherParental Investment/Involvementen_US
dc.subject.otherWell‐Beingen_US
dc.subject.otherAdult Siblingsen_US
dc.subject.otherConflicten_US
dc.subject.otherFamily Processen_US
dc.subject.otherIntimacyen_US
dc.title“Life Still Isn't Fair”: Parental Differential Treatment of Young Adult Siblingsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.rights.robotsIndexNoFollowen_US
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelPsychiatryen_US
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelFamily Medicine and Specialtiesen_US
dc.subject.hlbtoplevelHealth Sciencesen_US
dc.description.peerreviewedPeer Revieweden_US
dc.identifier.pmid24833808en_US
dc.description.bitstreamurlhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/97263/1/jomf12002.pdf
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/jomf.12002en_US
dc.identifier.sourceJournal of Marriage and Familyen_US
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