Sibling Deidentification Judged by Mothers: Cross-Validation and Developmental Studies

Schachter, Frances Fuchs; Gilutz, Gabi; Shore, Ellen; Adler, Michelle

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“…Supporting the notion that sibling closeness breeds differentiation was the finding that same-sex siblings deidentified more than did opposite-sex siblings. Schachter et al (1978) confirmed in a replication study the findings that asked mothers to rate siblings aged one to eighteen. Tesser (1980) articulated and tested a further elaboration of sibling deidentification related to self-esteem maintenance.…”

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“…Schachter's theory of sibling deidentification has been supported by her research (Schachter et al, 1978;Schachter, Shore, Feldman-Rotman, Marquis, & Campbell, 1976) and elucidated in her clinical descriptions and treatment advice (Schachter & Stone, 1987). Her basic notion is that siblings develop in dif-ferent or opposite directions in order to defend against sibling rivalry (Schachter et al, 1976).…”

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“…The second possibility, a differentiating process in which similar environments lead to different outcomes, has been relatively neglected. One differentiation process that has been investigated on occasion is "sibling deidentification" (Schachter, Gilutz, Shore, & Adler, 1978;Tesser, 1980). Sibling deidentification theory describes how siblings create or accentuate intrapair differences, seek different socio-ecological niches, and construct different identities.…”

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Sibling Differentiation in Adolescence: Implications for Behavioral Genetic Theory

Feinberg

Hetherington

2000

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The presence of sibling "differentiating processes"--defined as processes in which increased sibling similarity in environmental or genetic factors leads to differences in sibling outcomes-poses a challenge for standard behavioral genetic theory and research. The presence of differentiation processes may affect estimates of genetic and environmental parameters in ways that have not been fully recognized. Utilizing data from the Nonshared Environment and Adolescent Development project, this study examined whether differentiating processes existed for seven composite indices of positive and negative adolescent adjustment. The 720 sibling pairs in the study were broken down into groups by age difference (0-4 years) between siblings. The hypothesis that siblings close in age would demonstrate lower correlations on adjustment measures was generally supported at two time points, three years apart. However, siblings one year apart at Time 1 were more similar to each other than were siblings two years apart, suggesting that shared environmental influences counteract sibling differentiation processes for these siblings. The overall trend supporting sibling differentiation was found to be unrelated to measures of sibling positivity and negativity.

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Sibling Differentiation in Adolescence: Implications for Behavioral Genetic Theory

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Hetherington

2000

Child Development

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“…These tend to be markedly asymmetrical, with some younger siblings looking up to and modeling firstborns and firstborns rarely reciprocating (Tucker, Updegraff, McHale, & Crouter, 1999;Whiteman, McHale, & Crouter, in press). Finally, in some families, deidentifica-tionFthe tendency for some siblings to minimize competition by consciously or unconsciously choosing to be different than their sibling, is apparent (Feinberg & Hetherington, 2000;Schacter, Gilutz, Shore, & Adler, 1978;Sulloway, 1996). An analysis of the roles that these dynamics play in gender development is beyond the scope of this article, but we would urge researchers to take advantage of sibling comparative designs and to pay attention to the full range of potentially relevant family dynamics that may differentiate firstborns and laterborns.…”

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Development of Gender Attitude Traditionality Across Middle Childhood and Adolescence

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The development of gender attitudes in 402 youth (201 firstborn and 201 secondborn siblings) in 201 European American families was examined using data collected on seven occasions across 9 years. Pooling across siblings and using multilevel modeling, we examined gender attitude development from ages 7 to 19. Consistent with an ecological perspective, the combined effects of individual (i.e., sex, age, birth order) and contextual (i.e., parents' gender attitudes, sibling sex) characteristics predicted patterns of change. Although most youth declined in traditionality, the attitudes of firstborn boys with brothers and traditional parents became more traditional over time. No one longitudinal pattern captured the development of gender attitudes; trajectories varied as a function of contextual and personal characteristics.

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“…As articulated by Schachter, Shore, Feldman-Rotman, Marquis, and Campbell (1976), the deidentification process leads to less direct competition between siblings and, theoretically, is most pronounced for siblings who are more objectively similar, for instance, in age, birth order, or sex (Schachter et al, 1976;Schachter et al, 1978;Schachter & Stone, 1987).…”

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Sibling Differentiation: Sibling and Parent Relationship Trajectories in Adolescence

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Studied here were the links between sibling differences in trajectories of change in the qualities of parent-child relationships and the qualities of sibling relationships across a 2-year period in adolescence. Participants were first- and second-born siblings (M age = 14.94 years for firstborns and M age = 12.46 years for secondborns) from 185 predominantly White, working and middle-class families. In home interviews, siblings reported on their dyadic family relationships. For reports of parent-child warmth but not parent-child conflict, results were consistent with sibling differentiation theory: Increasing differences between siblings over time in parent-child warmth were linked to trajectories of increasing warmth and decreasing conflict in the sibling relationship as reported by firstborns, and increasing warmth in the sibling relationship as reported by secondborns. The findings support the view that sibling differentiation may be a strategy for managing sibling conflict and rivalry.

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Sibling Deidentification Judged by Mothers: Cross-Validation and Developmental Studies

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Sibling Differentiation in Adolescence: Implications for Behavioral Genetic Theory

Sibling Differentiation in Adolescence: Implications for Behavioral Genetic Theory

Development of Gender Attitude Traditionality Across Middle Childhood and Adolescence

Sibling Differentiation: Sibling and Parent Relationship Trajectories in Adolescence

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