Family system and individual child correlates of sibling behavior.

Brody, Gene H.; Stoneman, Zolinda; Burke, Michelle

doi:10.1111/j.1939-0025.1987.tb03571.x

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“…Mothers' and fathers' reports of marital satisfaction and lower interparental conflict have been found to be associated with lower levels of observed sibling conflict contemporaneously, lower sibling negativity reported by older siblings one year later (Brody et al 1992), and more positive sibling relations longitudinally as reported by both older and younger siblings (e.g., Brody et al 1994a). Similar results have been reported whereby younger siblings' prosocial behaviors were best predicted by low parental conflict, while older siblings' prosocial behaviors were predicted by mothers' ratings of more positive marital relationships (Brody et al 1987).…”

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Pathways of Influence: Marital Relationships and Their Association with Parenting Styles and Sibling Relationship Quality

Gamble

2008

J Child Fam Stud

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We investigated the associations among marital relationship quality, mothers' parenting styles, and young children's sibling relationship quality drawing on the principles of family systems theory. Survey data were collected from 130 mothers who had a target child (mean age = 4.6 years) with a sibling close in age. The sample consisted of participants who self-identified as Mexican-American (49%), European-American (20%), and Taiwanese in Taiwan (24%). Structural equation modeling was used to test the direct and indirect effects of marital relationships on children's sibling relationship quality through parenting styles and the reciprocal association between sibling relationship quality and parenting styles. The findings revealed evidence of a direct effect of marital relationships on sibling relationship quality and bidirectional relations between sibling relationships and parenting styles. The importance of research on bidirectional associations between sibling relations and parenting styles is discussed.

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Pathways of Influence: Marital Relationships and Their Association with Parenting Styles and Sibling Relationship Quality

Gamble

2008

J Child Fam Stud

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“…The results of the present study supported the hypothesized relations between maternal regulating behaviors and sibling behavior, as predicted by the findings of the previous studies (Brody, Stoneman, & Burke, 1987b). Significant correlations were found between maternal distraction and conflictual negative behaviors of the children.…”

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Maternal Regulation of Sibling Interactions in the Preschool Years: Observational Study in Japanese Families

Kojima

2000

Child Development

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Characteristics of three maternal regulating behaviors--(1) reference to one sibling's actions or emotional states toward the other sibling, (2) encouragement of sibling interactions, (3) distraction of one sibling's attention away from the other sibling-and their associations with children's positive and negative behaviors toward their siblings were investigated through semistructured home observations for 40 sibling pairs (1-4 years, 2-8 years) and their mothers in Japanese families. Maternal regulating behaviors were observed more frequently when the younger sibling was still in an early developmental stage in the preschool years, although the findings were modest. The older sibling's negative behaviors toward the younger sibling positively correlated with maternal distraction toward the younger; alternatively, the younger sibling's negative behaviors do not correlate with maternal distraction but do correlate with maternal encouragement directed toward the older sibling. Reliable associations were found between maternal regulating behaviors and prosocial exchanges between siblings; maternal reference to the younger sibling's actions or emotional states directed toward the older sibling was associated with the older sibling's positive behavior toward the younger sibling. Maternal regulating behaviors during mother-sibling triadic interactions were associated with the quality of sibling relationships.

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“…This complex system of relationships is critical for understanding the development of siblings when one child has a disability [Stoneman, 1993[Stoneman, , 1995Stoneman and Brody, 1993b]. Marital dissatisfaction and parental conflict can compromise the quality of the sibling relationship [Brody et al, 1987b[Brody et al, , 1994aCase and Corley, 1991;Jenkins, 1992;Erel et al, 1998;Stocker and Youngbade, 1999]. Nixon and Cummings [1999] found that siblings of children with disabilities may be especially sensitive to family conflict, reporting more negative emotional reactions and a greater tendency to perceive personal involvement in the conflict than comparison siblings.…”

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Supporting positive sibling relationships during childhood

Stoneman

2001

Ment. Retard. Dev. Disabil. Res. Rev.

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This paper reviews the research literature focusing on the interpersonal relationships between siblings when one child has a disability. Descriptive findings are presented that compare and contrast sibling warmth and positivity, engagement, and conflict in sibling pairs with and without a child with a disability. The social roles assumed by siblings are examined, as are developmental changes in role relationships. Research on the development of the sibling relationship in the family context is reviewed, as are findings concerning the effects of parent differential attention on the quality of the sibling relationship. MRDD Research Reviews 7:134-142, 2001.

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Family system and individual child correlates of sibling behavior.

Cited by 57 publications

References 43 publications

Pathways of Influence: Marital Relationships and Their Association with Parenting Styles and Sibling Relationship Quality

Pathways of Influence: Marital Relationships and Their Association with Parenting Styles and Sibling Relationship Quality

Maternal Regulation of Sibling Interactions in the Preschool Years: Observational Study in Japanese Families

Supporting positive sibling relationships during childhood

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