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Creative Arts Intervention for a Firstborn Child during the Transition to Siblinghood: A Chinese Case Study
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Shiqi Fang; Xia Bian; Yuejia Chen – Early Child Development and Care, 2024
The fertility policy liberalization in China has meant that many firstborn children are stressed by a newborn sibling's arrival. This case study explores creative arts intervention as an innovative stress management approach to alleviate a Chinese girl's maladaptive reactions during her transition to siblinghood. A weekly 17-session tailored…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Birth Order, Sibling Relationship, Siblings
Are Second-Born Children More Empathetic than Only Children? A Study on Empathy Development of Chinese Preschoolers
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Qian, Guoying; Du, Yuan; Liu, Chunyu; Han, Ruiqi; Luo, Li – Early Education and Development, 2022
Research Findings: Few studies have examined second-born preschool children's empathy development under China's universal two-child policy. The purpose of this study was to explore the differences in empathy between Chinese preschool children with one older sibling and without siblings. A total of 180 children were purposively sampled from 14…
Descriptors: Birth Order, Empathy, Public Policy, Family Size
A Study on Sibling Relationships, Life Satisfaction and Loneliness Level of Adolescents
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Soysal, F. Selda Öz – Journal of Education and Training Studies, 2016
The purpose of this study was to examine the relation between sibling relationships, life satisfaction, and the loneliness level of adolescents with regard to gender, order of birth, and sibling dyads. The study group consisted of 382 (209 female, 173 male) students in total, who were studying at high schools (regular high school, vocational high…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High School Students, Adolescents, Sibling Relationship
The Experience of Siblings of Individuals with CHARGE Syndrome
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Vert, Rachel; Olson, Tracy A.; Kim, Samuel Y.; Stratton, Kasee K.; Hoesch, Hayley M.; Hartshorne, Timothy S. – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2017
Background: We investigated the experience of siblings of children with CHARGE syndrome (n = 29). Siblings of children with a disability are an understudied population, and, to our knowledge, this is the first investigation of the sibling relationship in CHARGE. Method: Participants were asked to complete 5 measures: (a) Sibling Evaluation…
Descriptors: Siblings, Disabilities, Family Environment, Sibling Relationship
When Do Siblings Compromise? Associations with Children's Descriptions of Conflict Issues, Culpability, and Emotions
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Recchia, Holly E.; Howe, Nina – Social Development, 2010
This study examined associations between children's descriptions of sibling conflicts and their resolutions during a structured negotiation task. A sample of 58 sibling dyads (older sibling M age = 8.39 years, younger sibling M = 6.06 years) were privately interviewed about an actual conflict. Each child provided a narrative that was coded for…
Descriptors: Siblings, Age, Conflict, Birth Order
The Emotional Well-Being of Older Siblings of Children Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing and Older Siblings of Children with Typical Hearing
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Raghuraman, Renuka Sundaram – Volta Review, 2008
This study explores the emotional well-being of older siblings of children who are deaf or hard of hearing and older siblings of children with typical hearing (control group). We interviewed 70 families and had both the parent and the older sibling complete questionnaires on sibling perceptions and relationships. Findings revealed no significant…
Descriptors: Siblings, Birth Order, Psychological Patterns, Well Being