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Sibling Experiences in Middle Childhood Predict Sibling Differences in College Graduation
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Sun, Xiaoran; McHale, Susan M.; Updegraff, Kimberly A. – Child Development, 2019
To illuminate how within-family differences in achievement may emerge, this study examined sibling experiences in middle childhood as predictors of sibling differences in college graduation. First- and second-borns from 152 families reported on their experiences with siblings and parents at ages 11.80 (SD = 0.56) and 9.22 (SD = 0.90),…
Descriptors: Sibling Relationship, Academic Achievement, Predictor Variables, Educational Attainment
Perceived Parenting Styles Fail to Mediate between Anxiety and Attachment Styles in Adult Siblings of Individuals with Developmental Disabilities
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O'Neill, Linda P.; Murray, Lindsay E. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2016
Adult siblings of individuals with developmental disabilities often experience higher levels of anxiety than individuals in the general population. The present study tested whether perceived parenting could mediate the relationship between attachment styles and anxiety in the sibling group compared to a control group. Little association was found…
Descriptors: Parenting Styles, Anxiety, Attachment Behavior, Adults
Predictors of Future Caregiving by Adult Siblings of Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
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Burke, Meghan M.; Taylor, Julie Lounds; Urbano, Richard; Hodapp, Robert M. – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2012
With the growing life expectancy for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, siblings will increasingly assume responsibility for the care of their brother or sister with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Using a 163-item survey completed by 757 siblings, the authors identified factors related to future caregiving…
Descriptors: Siblings, Adults, Caregivers, Mental Retardation
To Share or Not to Share: Parental, Sibling, and Situational Influences on Sharing with a Younger Sibling
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Van Berkel, Sheila R.; Van der Pol, Lotte D.; Groeneveld, Marleen G.; Hallers-Haalboom, Elizabeth T.; Endendijk, Joyce J.; Mesman, Judi; Bakermans-Kranenburg, Marian J. – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2015
Sharing is an important indicator of internalised prosocial values. We examined predictors of sharing of 302 preschoolers with their younger siblings in a one-year longitudinal study. Sharing was observed during different home visits, once with father and once with mother. We examined the following predictors: both children's externalising…
Descriptors: Influences, Siblings, Parents, Parent Influence
Doing Nothing: Adults with Disabilities with No Daily Activities and Their Siblings
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Taylor, Julie Lounds; Hodapp, Robert M. – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2012
A significant concern of parents and professionals is that adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities will go without regular educational-vocational activities. The authors examined predictors of such inactivity in individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, as well as how inactivity related to their sibling's…
Descriptors: Siblings, Mental Retardation, Developmental Disabilities, Sibling Relationship
Predictors of Helping Profession Choice and Volunteerism among Siblings of Adults with Mild Intellectual Deficits
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Taylor, Julie Lounds; Shivers, Carolyn M. – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2011
This study examined aspects of the sibling relationship that predicted helping profession choice and volunteerism in siblings of individuals with mild intellectual deficits at 3 points in adulthood: their mid-30s, early 50s, and mid-60s. The 393 respondents were from the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study, a prospective, longitudinal study following…
Descriptors: Siblings, Sibling Relationship, Predictor Variables, Volunteers
Brothers and Sisters of Adults with Mental Retardation: Gendered Nature of the Sibling Relationship.
Orsmond, Gael I.; Seltzer, Marsha Mailick – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 2000
Differences and similarities between 245 brothers and sisters of adults with mental retardation in the sibling relationship were examined. Sisters scored higher in the caregiving, companionship, and positive affect aspects of the sibling relationship. Sibling involvement increased over time, but was dependent upon changes in maternal health.…
Descriptors: Adults, Caregivers, Downs Syndrome, Family Life