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Persram, Ryan J.; Della Porta, Sandra; Scirocco, Alyssa; Howe, Nina; Ross, Hildy S. – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly: Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2019
Naturalistic polyadic family conflicts (i.e., involving three or more members) were studied over a 2-year period by comparing disputes originating between siblings (sibling-originated) or a parent and child (parent-child-originated). Conflicts were coded for (a) origination, (b) topic, (c) resolution, and (d) power in 39 families with two children…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Conflict, Sibling Relationship, Family Relationship
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Recchia, Holly E.; Wainryb, Cecilia; Howe, Nina – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly: Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2013
This study examined associations between parents' attributions of culpability and their observed interventions into sibling conflict. A total of 61 primary caregivers judged who was at fault for a sibling conflict and subsequently discussed the event with their two children (aged 4-10 years). Nonunilateral fault attributions (blaming both children…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Children, Sibling Relationship, Siblings
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Recchia, Holly E.; Howe, Nina; Alexander, Stephanie – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly: Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2009
This study examined siblings' teaching strategies in 72 dyads (firstborn and second born, M ages = 81.64 and 56.31 months) as a function of dyad age, age gap between siblings, and teacher birth order. One child per dyad was randomly assigned to teach her or his sibling to construct a tractor toy. Interactions were coded for the topic of teachers'…
Descriptors: Siblings, Sibling Relationship, Birth Order, Teaching Methods