Sibling relationships in adulthood - Contact patterns and motivations

  • Lee, T. R., Mancini, J. A., & Maxwell, J. W. (1990). Sibling relationships in adulthood: Contact patterns and motivations. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 52(2), 431–440. https://doi.org/10.2307/353037

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/353037

Authors

Lee, Thomas R.
Mancini, Jay A.
Maxwell, Joseph W.

Publication Type

Article

Focus Terms

Other

Subject Affiliation

Civilian

Population

Adulthood (18 yrs & older)
Young adulthood (18 - 29 yrs)
Thirties (30 - 39 yrs)
Middle age (40 - 64 yrs)
Aged (65 yrs & older)

Methodology

Empirical Study

Journal

Journal of Marriage and the Family

Keywords

adult sibling relationships
sibling contact
obligatory contact
discretionary contact
contact motivation
emotional closeness
expectations
conflict
demographic characteristics
adult offspring
sibling relations

Sponsors

Department of Family and Child Development at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Univer

Publisher/Sponsoring Organization

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing

Author Affiliation

Department of Family and Human Development, Utah State University, TRL
Department of Family and Child Development, VirginiaPolytechnic Institute and State University, JAM
Department of Family and Child Development, VirginiaPolytechnic Institute and State University, JWM

URL

https://www.jstor.org/stable/353037?origin=crossref&seq=1#metadata_info_tab_contents

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