Findings support the main expectation that among the daughters it is the youngest, while among the sons it is the eldest, who is in the most favorable position regarding educational and occupational mobility chances. (Author)

Examines responses of parents and children in two-child families (boy-boy, boy-girl) to the Gough Scale of Psychological Feminity (89 families). Results indicate that sibling sex status is a significant source of variance in father sex-role scores. (WY)

Examined why a particular adolescent in a family is referred for psychotherapy, using a systems approach. Results showed differences between the distance-sensitive family and the consensus-sensitive family regarding the function of the symptom and the process of selecting of the sibling as the index patient. (WAS)

Effects of the ethnicity of observers on Chicano mothers and sons were evaluated using four female observers, two Anglos and two Chicanas. Verbal interaction, child prosocial and undesirable behaviors, and use of Spanish were recorded in the homes of ten Chicano mother-son pairs. Effects of observer ethnicity were negligible. (Author/NQ)

Levels of illness conceptualization were studied among 72 children (6 1/2-15 years old), 36 with diabetic siblings. Results revealed a significant association between pretested Piagetian level of cognitive development and illness conceptualization. (Author/SBH)

The author reviews some selected literature that reports higher academic achievement for first-borns and findings that large enough age gaps between siblings can offset first-born advantages in achievement. (Editor/SJL)

Increased frequency and higher magnitude of correlations for siblings and the stability over time of the correlations among the data for siblings underscore the possibility of a genetic basis for the similarity of intellectual functioning among siblings. (Author)

Investigates the maternal, sibling, and situational correlates of prosocial behavior between siblings and the relationship of prosocial to antisocial behavior. Fifty mothers were videotaped with their first- and later-born daughters in a seminaturalistic game-playing setting. (Author/SS)

Discusses children as television viewers capable of manipulating the co-viewing setting by interpreting, constructing, and carrying out planned lines of play in relation to television and its content. Examples illustrate program-oriented and free-form improvisational play situations. (JMF)

Determined how family variables related to locus of control. Elderly were given Rotter's I-E scale. After removing effects of age and socioeconomic status, in regression analysis, number of living brothers, sibling cohesiveness, and child cohesiveness accounted for eight percent of variance in locus of control, with cohesiveness related to greater…

The article discusses the effects of the deaf blind child on the family, and particularly on the siblings; calls for more research; and identifies questions on which future research should focus. (DLS)

The sister and parents of a 12-year-old child institutionalized for brain damage disagree regarding the care of the child. Differences stem from the parents' negativity due to the lack of services available when the child was born v the sister's more optimistic attitude which resulted from hearing of new programs without experiencing the defeat…

In this paper the nature of adult sibling solidarity is considered, and two features of our kinship system that help explain its form are examined: (1) the fact that kinship operates as a social network; and (2) the element of personal choice permitted. (Author)

This study compared differences between 72 eminent Canadian women who reported close sibling relationships and 72 similar women who reported no close sibling relationships. Those with close siblings expressed their responsibility within the relationship and rivalry within the sibship. Those not close to siblings often blamed this on age…

Discusses the "gendered closeness perspective," which challenges the notion that women have closer relationships than men. Examines the relationships of same- and opposite-sex siblings to determine how the perspective applies in a familial context. Indicates limited support for the "gendered closeness perspective," primarily in…