When Does Parents’ Differential Treatment Have Negative Implications for Siblings

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ID12686397
AuthorsSusan M Mchale (0000-0002-9565-9320, Pennsylvania State University, corresponding author), Kimberly A Updegraff (0000-0003-0603-6066, Arizona State University), Julia Jackson‐Newsom (Pennsylvania State University), C J Tucker (0000-0002-0786-523X, Pennsylvania State University), Ann C Crouter (0000-0001-7580-2495, Pennsylvania State University)
Year2000
Volume9
Issue2
Pages149-172
Publication date2000-05-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSocial Development (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1467-9507 • E-ISSN: 0961-205X
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/1467-9507.00117
OpenAlexW1974019069
LanguageEN
Citations received69

We compared the extent of parents’ differential treatment (PDT) and girls’ and boys’ perceptions of parents’ fairness in middle childhood and adolescence as a function of the gender constellation of the sibling dyad. Further, we examined links between PDT in three domains, parental warmth, parents’ temporal involvement, and the allocation of household tasks, and both siblings’ self esteem and positivity in the sibling relationship. Participants were mothers, fathers and both first‐ and secondborn siblings from 385 families. To collect information on siblings’ family experiences and well‐being, family members were interviewed individually in their homes. During the subsequent 2–3 weeks, 7 evening telephone interviews also were conducted; these focused on siblings’ daily activities. Analyses revealed different patterns of PDT for siblings as a function of age and gender constellation, stronger links with self esteem and sibling positivity for perceptions of fairness than for PDT, and different patterns of association with self esteem and sibling relations across domains of PDT. We emphasize the importance of studying the processes through which PDT experiences have implications for siblings

Association (psychology · Developmental psychology · Differential treatment · Dyad · Evening · Perception · Sibling · Sibling relationship · Cognitive Abilities and Testing · Family Support in Illness · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Psychology

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