The quality of sibling relationships and the development of social competence and behavioral control in aggressive children.

Stormshak, Elizabeth A.; Bellanti, Christina J.; Bierman, Karen L.

doi:10.1037//0012-1649.32.1.79

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“…Also, psychological research on siblings often frames conflict as a counterpoint to positive characteristics of the relationship such as warmth (e.g. Stormshak et al, 1996).…”

Section: Sibling Solidarity and Sharing As Core Valuesmentioning

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Mothers’ ethnotheories of sibling relationships:A qualitative study in Turkey

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2022

Culture & Psychology

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In this article, Turkish mothers’ perspectives on sibling relationships are described and analyzed on the basis of 15 qualitative interviews. It is surprising that sibling relationships have received little attention in cultural psychological or sociological research for decades, while other social relationships—such as parent–child relationships, (marital) partner relationships, peer relationships, or hierarchical relationships (e.g., superior–subordinate)—were often studied. The two main goals of the present study are first, to examine Turkish mothers’ ethnotheories of sibling relationships between their own offspring and second, to analyze these parental ethnotheories through the lenses of the cultural psychological and sociological concepts of collectivism/individualism and interdependent/independent self-concepts. The interview data for this empirical study was derived from a larger project which focuses on parental ethnotheories more broadly. Problem-centered interview method was used. Eleven of the interviews took place via a digital platform due to the COVID-19 pandemic, while four of the interviews were conducted face-to-face just before pandemic’s onset. The Turkish mothers interviewed were from Istanbul and Sinop, a small Turkish city on the coast of the Black Sea. The data was interpreted using the documentary method and relational hermeneutical analysis. The article examines and discusses three topics of sibling relationships, namely hierarchical/equal sibling roles based on birth order, solidarity/sharing, and conflict. We show that all of the mothers interviewed place a high value on connectedness between siblings. With regard to the hierarchical or egalitarian distribution of roles, some of the interviewees differ.

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“…Also, psychological research on siblings often frames conflict as a counterpoint to positive characteristics of the relationship such as warmth (e.g. Stormshak et al, 1996).…”

Section: Sibling Solidarity and Sharing As Core Valuesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Mothers’ ethnotheories of sibling relationships:A qualitative study in Turkey

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2022

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Sibling Relationships and Social‐emotional Adjustment in Different Family Contexts

2002

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The aims of this study were to examine family type (nonstep, stepfather, stepmother, and single mother) and sibling type (full-and half-siblings) differences in sibling relationship quality (positivity and negativity), and to investigate links between sibling relationship quality and child externalizing and internalizing problems. The sample included 192 families with a 5-year-old target child and an older sibling. In addition, 80 of these families included a third older child. Mothers and the older siblings (8 years and older) completed questionnaires and interviews regarding conflict and support in their sibling relationships, and parents and teachers reported on each child's socialemotional adjustment. Sibling negativity (conflict, aggression) was highest in singlemother families and full-siblings were more negative than half-and stepsiblings. There was some evidence that sibling antagonism was associated with more child behavioral and emotional problems, but these effects were moderated by family type.A great deal of attention has been paid to the effects of parental divorce, remarriage, and inter-parental conflict on children's parent-child relationships and socialemotional outcomes. However, very few of these studies have examined the children's sibling relationships . Research on sibling relationships is needed, because siblings represent important agents of socialization, support, and stress throughout the lifespan (Cicirelli, 1996). The aims of the current study were to: (1) explore parents' and children's views of the positive and negative aspects of fulland half-sibling relationships in intact, stepparent, and single-mother households; and (2) test several hypotheses regarding family contextual influences on the links between sibling relationship quality and children's social-emotional adjustment. Sibling Relationships in Childhood and AdolescenceAlthough the sibling relationship is the longest lasting relationship that most of us will have, researchers know relatively little about the role of sibling relationship quality in child development in comparison to research on parent-child and peer relationships.

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The Development of Interpersonal Aggression During Adolescence: The Importance of Parents, Siblings, and Family Economics

2007

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Latent growth curve modeling employed data from a longitudinal study of 451 sibling families to examine parents, siblings, and family economics as factors in individual differences in the developmental course of interpersonal aggression during adolescence. Findings suggest that individual change in interpersonal aggression during adolescence can be predicted by the gender and aggression of one's sibling; predictions varied by the gender composition of the sibling dyad. Rates of parental hostility predicted levels of interpersonal aggression for both older (mean age = 12 years) and younger siblings (mean age = 15), and growth in aggression for younger siblings. Family economic pressure predicted interpersonal aggression of both siblings indirectly through parental hostility. Implications for future research and preventive interventions are discussed.

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The quality of sibling relationships and the development of social competence and behavioral control in aggressive children.

Cited by 15 publications

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Mothers’ ethnotheories of sibling relationships:A qualitative study in Turkey

Mothers’ ethnotheories of sibling relationships:A qualitative study in Turkey

Sibling Relationships and Social‐emotional Adjustment in Different Family Contexts

The Development of Interpersonal Aggression During Adolescence: The Importance of Parents, Siblings, and Family Economics

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