Normative and nonnormative pattern in achievement of developmental tasks: Sibling relationship quality and life satisfaction during emerging adulthood

Ponti, Lucia; Smorti, Martina

doi:10.1177/0265407520923034

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“…It might be easier for siblings who are closer in age to see their relationship improve, as they perceive commonalities in their tasks or responsibilities during the transition to adulthood. Along these lines, twins were found to report higher levels of warmth in their relationship than were siblings who were not twins (Ponti & Smorti, 2020).…”

Section: Family Dynamics During Emerging Adulthood: What We Already Knowmentioning

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Family Dynamics During Emerging Adulthood: Reviewing, Integrating, and Challenging the Field

Oliveira

Fonseca

Sotero

et al. 2020

J of Family Theo & Revie

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The present study seeks to review and integrate evidence from the empirical literature on family dynamics during the emerging adulthood years. Fifty studies were analyzed, resulting in the following research findings: (a) Emerging adulthood is a period of change in family relationships; (b) family systems anchor both individual and family development during emerging adulthood years; (c) reports of family dynamics by parents and children suggest intergenerational differences; (d) feeling "in between" is not only a characteristic of individuals but also a family experience; and (e) individualand family-level sociodemographic indicators shape family dynamics in emerging adulthood. The main challenges for future research entail considering the family as the unit of analysis by collecting data from multiple family members, conducting longitudinal studies to better understand changes in family relationships across emerging adulthood, and focusing on family relationships beyond the parent-child dyad. Research on emerging adulthood has burgeoned since Arnett (2000) first proposed that a new developmental period from the late teens

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Section: Family Dynamics During Emerging Adulthood: What We Already Knowmentioning

confidence: 99%

Family Dynamics During Emerging Adulthood: Reviewing, Integrating, and Challenging the Field

Oliveira

Fonseca

Sotero

et al. 2020

J of Family Theo & Revie

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“…As understandings of coresidence vary across cultures and over time (cf. Hardie & Seltzer, 2016;Li & Hung, 2019;Ponti & Smorti, 2020) and given our focus on contemporary American and Canadian representations in the postrecession period, we included only films released between January 1, 2010 and January 1, 2021 that were set in the United States or Canada. Film searches were undertaken in January of 2021 and The King of Staten Island (Apatow, 2020) was the only included film released during the COVID-19 pandemic.…”

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“Overgrown Children” and Where to Find Them: Film Portrayals of Coresiding and Residentially Independent Siblings’ Developmental Maturity

Gelech,

Wellsch,

Smith

et al. 2024

Emerging Adulthood

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Though young adult coresidence (in which individuals aged 18–35 reside within the family home) is stigmatized in mass media, research has not explored how such depictions relate to understandings of development. We used qualitative content analysis to explore how contemporary Canadian and American films depicted coresiding young adults and their similarly aged, residentially independent siblings with respect to various markers of adulthood. We found that coresiding characters were largely portrayed as developmentally immature both socially (e.g., full-time work) and characterologically (e.g., relational competence). In contrast, residentially independent siblings were overwhelmingly cast as developmentally on time. We argue that these depictions and contrasts reinforce a stigmatized coresider trope, framing the traits and actions of coresiders in terms of atypical development and attributing this living arrangement to individual faults. Implications for social attitudes and the wellbeing of emerging adults are discussed.

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“…Beyond a greater diversity of samples, other areas need more research. Although patterns of sibling relationship quality have been examined across adolescence and through young adulthood, more longitudinal work is needed to expand to the later ages of young adulthood and include a focus on a variety of life transitions (Ponti & Smorti, 2020). Additionally, more research is needed on links between sibling relationships and peer relationships.…”

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“…The order of transitions may also be important. When older siblings go through normative transitions before younger siblings, relationship quality may be higher (Ponti & Smorti, 2020).…”

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Sibling Relationships in Adolescence and Young Adulthood in Multiple Contexts: A Critical Review

Jensen

Killoren

Campione‐Barr

et al. 2022

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

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In many contexts worldwide, most people grow up with one or more siblings. The current paper reviews research on sibling relationship quality (closeness, communication, and conflict) in adolescence and young adulthood in four different contexts: primarily White North American and European samples (132 articles reviewed); ethnic minority families (26 articles reviewed); China (6 articles reviewed); and when one sibling has a disability (21 articles reviewed). Where the literature was available, within each context we addressed five questions: how does sibling relationship quality change from adolescence through young adulthood, how are demographic and structural characteristics linked to sibling relationship quality, how is sibling relationship quality linked to adjustment and behavior, how are familial relationships and processes linked to sibling relationship quality, and how is sibling relationship quality linked to non-familial relationships. Included articles were published between 2001 and 2021 and included aspects of sibling closeness, communication, or conflict in adolescence or young adulthood. Across all contexts, individual (e.g., gender) and dyadic characteristics (e.g., gender composition, birth order) play a role in siblings’ relationship qualities. In several contexts, the current literature suggests that sibling closeness and communication are linked to positive development, well-being, and healthy relationships with other social partners. In multiple contexts, sibling conflict is linked to poorer well-being and negative relationships with other social partners. These broad patterns, however, are qualified by each context and often multiple moderators.

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Normative and nonnormative pattern in achievement of developmental tasks: Sibling relationship quality and life satisfaction during emerging adulthood

Cited by 6 publications

References 32 publications

Family Dynamics During Emerging Adulthood: Reviewing, Integrating, and Challenging the Field

Family Dynamics During Emerging Adulthood: Reviewing, Integrating, and Challenging the Field

“Overgrown Children” and Where to Find Them: Film Portrayals of Coresiding and Residentially Independent Siblings’ Developmental Maturity

Sibling Relationships in Adolescence and Young Adulthood in Multiple Contexts: A Critical Review

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