The quality of sibling relationships can predict mental health later in life.
The quality of sibling relationships does not predict the quality of relationships with peers (Stocker & Dunn, 1990); sometimes the correlations are negative (East & Rook, 1992; Stocker, 1994).
Stormshak, Bellanti, Bierman;
The quality of sibling relationships and the development of social competence and behavior control in Aggressive children; 1996; Developmental psychology vol 32; no 1 79 - 89
Similarities and Differences Between Adolescent Monozygotic and Dyzygotic Twins»
Quality of the Sibling Relationship.
Not exact matches
I have already stated that the evidence indicates that the chief contribution to happiness is the
quality of relationships with those with whom one has most to do, parents,
siblings, other relatives, neighbors, playmates, teacher, employers, and others.
From a unique perspective she describes differences between two types
of perfectionism, overt and covert; the important role that early attachment, temperament,
sibling relationships, and life circumstances play in developing this pattern, and outlines the practices necessary in order to find balance and improve
quality of life.
Those who remain sceptical that the demonstrated changes in conduct problems translate into important gains in health and
quality of life will point to the need for research quantifying the
relationship between change in child behaviour scores and health utility in the index child as well as parents,
siblings and peers.
Thus, the aim
of this study was to understand if children reported stronger
relationships with their pets than
siblings, and how gender and pet species could change the
quality of these
relationships.
(1) The nature,
quality, extent
of involvement, and duration
of the child's
relationship with the parent proposing to relocate and with the nonrelocating parent,
siblings, and other significant persons in the child's life.
(1) The relative strength, nature,
quality, extent
of involvement, and stability
of the child's
relationship with each parent,
siblings, and other significant persons in the child's life;
Studies have shown that the
quality of the
relationship between
siblings has great significance for the mentally ill
sibling's overall
quality of life.
When children perceive favoritism or unfair differential parental treatment, the
quality of the parent — child and
sibling relationships suffers.
One hundred four 10 - to 15 - year - olds (mean age 11.7 years) completed questionnaires assessing the
quality of their
relationship with their closest
sibling, and were interviewed about a recent, specific conflict with that
sibling.
(1) The relative strength, nature,
quality, extent
of involvement, and stability
of the child's
relationship with each parent,
siblings, and other significant persons in the child's life;
In this presentation, Tracy Gladstone, Ph.D., senior research scientist and director
of the Stone Primary Prevention Initiatives at the Wellesley Centers for Women, discussed data pertaining to
sibling relationship quality, parenting, and psychopathology in the adolescent offspring
of depressed parents.
Relationship quality as a moderator
of anxiety and
siblings of children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders or down syndrome.
Sibling relationship quality and psychopathology
of children and adolescents: A meta - analysis.
This point is particularly relevant to interaction and
relationship quality between
siblings when parents require care because
siblings often are a source
of both support and interpersonal stress during this time (Connidis & Kemp, 2008; Gentry, 2001; Lashewicz & Keating, 2009; Suitor & Pillemer, 1996; Tolkacheva, van Groenou, & van Tilburg, 2010).
Thus, consistent with classic theories
of relational equity (Walster, Walster, & Berscheid, 1978), regardless
of whether adult children perceive that they are overbenefitted or underbenefitted, relative to their
siblings, perceptions
of unequal treatment are associated with poorer
relationship quality.
This finding is consistent with the literature on favoritism and
sibling relations, both in childhood and adulthood, which has shown that perceptions
of any favoritism, regardless
of which child is favored, predict
sibling relationship quality (Boll et al., 2003, 2005; Suitor et al., 2008, 2009).
Pathways
of Influence: Marital Relationships and Their Association with Parenting Styles and
Sibling Relationship Quality.
Previous research shows that although these
siblings share a similar level
of genetic relatedness, they often differ from each other with regard to
relationship quality (e.g., Pollet, 2007; Tanskanen and Danielsbacka, 2014).
For example, parent behaviour - related adversities may reflect the
quality of parents»
relationships (e.g., conflict with the child's
siblings or extended family members), their broader environment (e.g., stressful work environment, disadvantaged neighbourhood), or parental psychopathology — a possibility explored in more detail below.
As far as we know this idea has not been tested before, but we would predict that the
quality of the
relationship between twins would suffer less from a new romantic
relationship than the
quality of the
relationship between non-twin
siblings.
We propose that one
of the most promising socioemotional factors to take into consideration in studying
sibling relationship quality is perceptions
of parental differential treatment within the family in adulthood.
Siblings» self - perceptions
of their social adequacy at school; social support from friends, classmates, and others at school; and
relationship quality with friends are also similar to comparison peers.
We suggest, however, that the specific patterning
of favoritism may be highly salient in within - family variations in
sibling relationship quality.
Overall, on average,
siblings» peer
relationships are similar to those
of matched comparison peers in terms
of number
of friends, number
of reciprocated friendships, level
of peer acceptance, and self - perceived social support and friendship
quality.
The absence
of strong and consistent structural predictors
of sibling relationship quality mirrors that found in the study
of parent — adult child relations.
To adjust for covariates and to account for correlation between
siblings (5013 unique families), we used generalized mixed models (Proc GLIMMIX) to model associations between family functioning and
quality of mother - and father - adolescent
relationship and adolescent weight status and weight - related behaviors.
The association
of parent — child
relationship quality with life satisfaction is found to be stronger among adolescents who were either victims
of sibling bullying or
of friend bullying, highlighting the protective importance
of parent — child
relationship quality.
The purpose
of this study was to examine typically - developing adolescents» perceived
relationship quality with their developmentally - disabled
sibling, specifically
siblings diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or Down syndrome (DS).
We examined the impact
of family emotional climate and
sibling relationship quality on behavioral problems and adaptation in preschool - aged children.
Lastly, when testing whether the influences
of sibling bullying, friend bullying, and parent — child
relationship quality vary between male and female adolescents, this study finds some significant gender differences.