Sibling Relationships and Adjustment

The primary research aim is to examine how changes in sibling intimacy and conflict from middle childhood through later adolescence are linked to changes in youth's perceived peer social competence and their symptoms of depression, and whether linkage patterns varied as a function of family structure characteristics.

The two topics of interest explored in the study are peer social competence and depressive symptoms.

197 maritally intact families participated in the study.

<p>Sibling relationships: Sibling intimacy &amp; sibling conflict, Parents responsiveness/ acceptance, Parent-child conflict, Perceived peer social competence, Youths' and parents' depressive symptoms, General family background information</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The focus of MLM is on within-individual change over time and examining the links between sibling experiences and youth adjustment.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Changes in sibling intimacy were linked to changes in social competence, with stronger effects observed for younger siblings.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Higher sibling intimacy was associated with higher perceived social competence and lower depressive symptoms, while higher sibling conflict was associated with lower perceived social competence and higher depressive symptoms.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The role of birth order according to the family systems perspective is that second-borns' developmental patterns tend to emerge 2-3 years prior to those of firstborns, and stressors in the larger family environment can affect both siblings at the same point in time.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The possible mediators in the link between sibling relationships and social competence and depressive symptoms are social learning processes including modeling and reinforcement.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Having a close sibling relationship can be a source of advice and support, provide social opportunities with a different peer group, and lead to positive adjustment.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Having frequent sibling conflict can lead to stress, maladaptive interaction styles, negative adjustment, and changes in depressive symptoms.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Chart the development of peer social competence and depressive symptoms from childhood through adolescence and test whether changes in sibling relationship qualities are linked to changes in these dimensions of youth adjustment.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Sibling relationships and youth adjustment (specifically peer social competence and depressive symptoms)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The text does not specify the number of maritally intact families that participated in the study.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Higher perceived social competence and lower depressive symptoms</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Lower perceived social competence and higher depressive symptoms</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Sibling relationships (intimacy and conflict), parents' responsiveness/acceptance and parent-child conflict, perceived peer social competence, youths' and parents' depressive symptoms, and general family background information.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Children's adjustment to the transition to school and increasing social cognitive skills</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Birth order acts as a significant moderator of the relationship between sibling intimacy, youth perceived social competence, and depressive symptoms.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Changes in sibling intimacy were linked to changes in social competence, with a stronger effect for younger siblings.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Youth's perceived social competence increased across childhood, reached its highest point at about age 13, and then declined in adolescence. Depressive symptoms peaked around age 16 and then declined.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Second-borns’ developmental patterns tended to emerge 2–3 years prior to those of firstborns.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Source of advice and support, social opportunities with a different peer group, positive adjustment (RPF).</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Youth may be stressed, maladaptive interaction styles, negative adjustment (RPF), changes in depressive symptoms.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Social learning processes including modeling and reinforcement.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Older siblings’ influence on younger siblings is evident in their role modeling and earlier exposure to the risks of adolescence.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>More diverse sample needed, examining characteristics of youth as possible moderators, correlational design limits inferences about causal relations.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Sibling relationships play a significant role in each other’s development and wellbeing.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Sibling relationships have received considerably less attention by researchers compared to parent-child and peer relationships.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>This study of siblings sheds light on how families operate as systems and suggests new directions for examining family influences on youth development.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The primary research aim is to examine the long-term effects of sibling relationships on youth development.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The purpose of the study is to examine how changes in sibling intimacy and conflict from middle childhood through later adolescence are linked to changes in youth's perceived peer social competence and their symptoms of depression, and whether linkage patterns varied as a function of family structure characteristics.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The two main topics of interest explored in the study are peer social competence and depressive symptoms.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Family structure characteristics are examined as potential moderators in the linkages between changes in sibling intimacy and conflict and changes in youth's perceived peer social competence and depressive symptoms.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The study collected measures of sibling intimacy and conflict, youth's perceived peer social competence, symptoms of depression, parent-child relationship quality, and siblings' and parents' depression symptoms.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The study examined the links between changes in sibling warmth and conflict and changes in youth's perceived peer social competence. It also tested whether family structure characteristics moderated those linkages.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The study did not provide information on the overall growth curves for peer social competence and depressive symptoms.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>197 maritally intact families participated in the study.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The text does not provide information on the role of birth order according to the family systems perspective.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The potential effects of having frequent sibling conflict are not explicitly discussed in the text.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The text does not provide information on the possible mediators in the link between sibling relationships and social competence and depressive symptoms.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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<p>increasing</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>decline</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>intimacy</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>intimacy</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>peer social competence</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>moderate</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>intimacy</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>tested</p> Signup and view all the answers

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<p>firstborns</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>depressive</p> Signup and view all the answers

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<p>adolescence</p> Signup and view all the answers