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Sibling Support Networks

Sibling Support Networks is a theoretical construct representing a system of reciprocal emotional, instrumental, and informational resources exchanged among siblings within a familial context, distinguished by its focus on bidirectional caregiving and resilience-building across the lifespan.

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113

Childhood cancer

Robert W. Miller, John L. Young, Biljana Novakovic · Cancer · 1995 · 354 citations · Full text

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Brothers' Keepers: Situating Kinship Relations in Broader Networks of Social Support

Barry Wellman, Scot Wortley · Sociological Perspectives · 1989 · 343 citations

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Is It Better to Give or to Receive? Social Support and the Well-being of Older Adults

Patricia A. Thomas · The Journals of Gerontology Series B · 2009 · 302 citations

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Social Support Networks of Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Adults 60 Years of Age and Older

Arnold H. Grossman, Anthony R. D’Augelli, Scott L. Hershberger · The Journals of Gerontology Series B · 2000 · 289 citations

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The Developmental Tasks of Siblingship over the Life Cycle

Ann Goetting · Journal of Marriage and the Family · 1986 · 262 citations

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Authors

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  1. JC
    John C. Kramer

    University of Massachusetts Boston, United States

    4 publications · 342 citations

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  2. CJ
    Corinna Jenkins Tucker

    University of New Hampshire, United States

    3 publications · 147 citations

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  3. RP
    Richard P. Hastings

    Bangor University, United Kingdom

    3 publications · 158 citations

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  4. SM
    Susan M. McHale

    Pennsylvania State University, United States

    3 publications · 182 citations

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  5. TH
    Tamar Heller

    University of Illinois Chicago, United States

    3 publications · 266 citations

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Institutions

171

  1. University of Illinois Chicago

    Chicago, United States

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    290 citations

  2. City University of New York

    New York, United States

    3 h-index

    12 publications

    410 citations

  3. University of Gothenburg

    Gothenburg, Sweden

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    180 citations

  4. Western University

    London, Canada

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    338 citations

  5. Columbia University

    New York, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    89 citations

  6. Institute for Community Inclusion

    Boston, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    319 citations

  7. University of Massachusetts Boston

    Boston, United States

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    455 citations

  8. Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

    New Brunswick, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    146 citations

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  1. Journal of Marriage and the Family

    5 publications · 561 citations

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  2. Journal of Family Issues

    4 publications · 212 citations

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  3. The Journals of Gerontology Series B

    4 publications · 682 citations

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  4. Family Relations

    3 publications · 158 citations

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  5. Cancer Nursing

    2 publications · 62 citations

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