Ties among Adult Siblings

Bibliographic Data

ID2556722
AuthorsLynn White (0000-0002-6524-5071, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, corresponding author), Lynn K White, Agnes Riedmann (Creighton University)
Year1992
Volume71
Issue1
Pages85
Publication date1992-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueSocial Forces (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0037-7732 • E-ISSN: 1534-7605
PublisherOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.2307/2579967
OpenAlexW4255590279
LanguageEN
Citations received49

We use a National Survey of Families and Households sample of 7,730 adults with siblings to test a model of perceived and actual social support among adult siblings. Despite low levels of actual exchange, nearly 30% of the sample would call on a sibling first in an emergency. Social support among siblings was higher for those with living sisters and for those without adult children, but African Americans and respondents with lower education and family income levels were less likely to be involved in actual exchange with siblings. Although weak support from siblings may simply represent a contraction of the support network to the “inner circle” of parents and children, these findings suggest caution in assuming that disadvantaged groups can rely on stronger extended family networks

Developmental psychology · Disadvantaged · Economics · Interpersonal ties · Sample (material) · Sibling · Sibling relationship · Social exchange theory · Social support · Sociology · Test (biology) · Demography · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Health disparities and outcomes · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Psychology · Social Psychology

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