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Reciprocal and Complementary Sibling Interactions: Relations with Socialization Outcomes in the Kindergarten Classroom
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Harrist, Amanda W.; Achacoso, Joseph A.; John, Aesha; Pettit, Gregory S.; Bates, John E.; Dodge, Kenneth A. – Early Education and Development, 2014
Research Findings: In this examination of associations between sibling interaction patterns and later social outcomes in single- and 2-parent families, 113 kindergarteners took part in naturalistic observations at home with siblings, classmates participated in sociometric interviews, and teachers completed behavior ratings. Sibling interactions…
Descriptors: Correlation, Siblings, Sibling Relationship, Interaction
Family Relationships and Parental Monitoring during Middle School as Predictors of Early Adolescent Problem Behavior
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Fosco, Gregory M.; Stormshak, Elizabeth A.; Dishion, Thomas J.; Winter, Charlotte E. – Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2012
The middle school years are a period of increased risk for youths' engagement in antisocial behaviors, substance use, and affiliation with deviant peers (Dishion & Patterson, 2006). This study examined the specific role of parental monitoring and of family relationships (mother, father, and sibling) that are all critical to the deterrence of…
Descriptors: Early Adolescents, Siblings, Family Relationship, Grade 6
Autism Spectrum Disorders and Sibling Relationships: Research and Strategies
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Beyer, Julia F. – Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities, 2009
Significant attention has been paid in the literature to sibling relationships and the effects of birth order, family size, and gender on such relationships. Although these are important areas to study, there is relatively little research on the effects of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) on sibling relationships. The existent research identifies…
Descriptors: Siblings, Family Size, Autism, Sibling Relationship
Sibling Relationships and Social-Emotional Adjustment in Different Family Contexts.
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Deater-Deckard, Kirby; Dunn, Judy; Lussier, Gretchen – Social Development, 2002
Examined family- and sibling-type differences in sibling relationship quality and links between sibling relationship quality and child behavior problems among 192 families with a 5-year-old target child and an older sibling. Found that sibling negativity was highest in single-mother families. Found that full-siblings were more negative than half-…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Children, Comparative Analysis, Emotional Adjustment
Behavior Problems among Children from Different Family Structures: The Influence of Genetic Self-Selection.
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Cleveland, H. Harrington; Wiebe, Richard P.; van den Oord, Edwin J. C. G.; Rowe, David C. – Child Development, 2000
Examined influences on children's behavior problems in households defined by marital status and sibling relatedness. Found that genetic influences accounted for 81 to 94 percent of mean-level difference in behavior problems between two-parent/full sibling, and the mother-only/half sibling groups. Shared environmental influences accounted for 67 to…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Children, Comparative Analysis, Environmental Influences
Does Parental Marital Separation Affect Infants?
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Kier, Cheryl; Lewis, Charlie – 1993
This study compared the development of 38 infants from separated or divorced families with that of 38 infants from married families in Britain to determine whether parental divorce or separation precipitates cognitive, social, or emotional difficulties in infants. Infants were 11 to 45 months old. Infant-mother attachment was measured using the…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Behavior Problems, Child Behavior, Children