To discuss parenting in the context of sibling relationships situates the sometimes abstract
notion of parenting within a family context rich with intersecting relationships, alliances, and …

Parent–adolescent conflict is frequent in families and has implications for youth adjustment
and family relationships. Drawing on a family systems perspective, we examined mothers’, …

Studies from diverse cultures report mixed results in the relationship between birth order and
risk for obesity. Explanations may thus lie in the postnatal period when growth is shaped by …

… Both qualitative (Lefkowitz, 2005) and quantitative work has shown that college students
generally report warmer relationships (Shanahan, McHale, Crouter, & Osgood, 2007) and …

Parent–youth intimacy protects adolescents from adjustment problems, including weight
concerns, low self-esteem, and depressive symptoms. This study aimed to identify when in …

Objective: Parenting and parent-child relationships change dramatically during development.
One unique feature of developmental changes in parenting–lability–is associated with …

Based in family systems and ecological perspectives, this study expands the scope of
coparenting research by:(a) charting the trajectory of coparenting satisfaction for mothers and …

… from the older sibling may spill over to the adolescent (Shanahan, McHale, Crouter & Osgood,
2007a; Shanahan, McHale, Osgood & Crouter, 2007b). Thus, developmental changes in …

Research based on Western communities indicates that parents’ differential treatment may
be linked to their children’s psychological and behavioral problems. Very little is known, …

Research on coparenting documents that mothers’ and fathers’ coordination and mutual
support in their parenting roles is linked to their offspring’s adjustment in childhood, but we …