Sex-of-Sibling Effects on Opposite- and Same-Sex Friendships

Bibliographic Data

ID13667705
AuthorsGerald W Greenfield (University of Colorado Boulder, corresponding author), Donald Weatherley (University of Colorado Boulder)
Year1986
Volume59
Issue1
Pages67-70
Publication date1986-08-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePsychological Reports (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2466/pr0.1986.59.1.67
OpenAlexW2084420063
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited9

This study did not replicate a 1981 finding by Burker, et al. that opposite-sex siblings have a positive effect on women's opposite-sex friendships and a negative effect on men's opposite-sex friendships; extrapolation of their finding to romantic relationships was also not supported. The present study also investigated effects of sex-of-sibling on same-sex friendships; data for 71 women and 49 men ( M age = 18.8 yr.) showed that effects of sex-of-sibling were not specific to friendships with members of one sex. Finally, while Burker, et al.'s results are consistent with a process of sibling deidentification, the current study, in suggesting a positive effect of sisters on same-sex friendships, is consistent with a process of sibling identification

Developmental psychology · Friendship · Same sex · Sibling · Sibling relationship · Cognitive Abilities and Testing · Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Psychology · Social Psychology