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Longitudinal Course and Family Correlates of Sibling Relationships From Childhood Through Adolescence

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ID23378403
AuthorsJi-Yeon Kim (0000-0002-3881-3424, Pennsylvania State University), Ji‐Yeon Kim (0000-0002-8713-1497, Pennsylvania State University, corresponding author), Susan M Mchale (0000-0002-9565-9320, Pennsylvania State University), D Wayne Osgood (0000-0003-4794-0158, Pennsylvania State University), Ann C Crouter (0000-0001-7580-2495, Pennsylvania State University)
Year2006
Volume77
Issue6
Pages1746-1761
Publication date2006-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueChild Development (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0009-3920 • E-ISSN: 1467-8624
PublisherOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1111/j.1467-8624.2006.00971.x
PMID17107458
OpenAlexW2034493626
LanguageEN
Citations received83
References cited45

Changes in sibling intimacy and conflict were charted from middle childhood through adolescence, and family structure and relationship correlates of change were examined. Participants were mothers, fathers, and firstborn (M=11.82 years at Time 1) and secondborn (M=9.22 years) siblings from 200 White, working/middle class, 2-parent families. Sibling intimacy was highest for sisters, stable over time for same-sex dyads, and showed a U-shaped change pattern in mixed-sex dyads. Sibling conflict declined after early adolescence at the same time (but at different ages) for firstborn and secondborns. Maternal acceptance covaried positively with sibling intimacy, and father–child conflict covaried positively with sibling conflict over time; fathers' marital love was linked to sibling intimacy in a pattern suggestive of compensation.

Birth order · Developmental psychology · Firstborn · Longitudinal study · Population · Sibling · Sibling relationship · Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy · Cognitive Abilities and Testing · Demography · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Psychology

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