Describes the necessity of including siblings in the treatment of victims of child sexual abuse. Theoretical and practical reasons to include siblings in treatment are discussed. Case examples using a particular intervention approach and results of client satisfaction surveys are described. (Contains 18 references.) (GCP)

Examined the relation between infant-sibling affective involvement and the attachment security of 1-7-year-old children of 53 mothers. Secure infants reacted less negatively than insecure infants when mothers turned their attention to an older child. (RJC)

Data indicated that children with mentally retarded siblings appeared to take on more household and sibling caregiving responsibilities, reported somewhat more negative experiences with their mothers, and exhibited poorer adjustment than did children without mentally retarded siblings. (RH)

Explored relationship between birth order, number of siblings, and alcohol use among 549 adolescents. Only children had level of alcohol use below sample mean, while families with three children demonstrated above-average levels of alcohol use among all three birth orders. In two-children families, older child had consumption level below average,…

Describes investigation examining model of sibling relationship's mediation between quality of youths' best friendships and several individual and family variables via self-report and observational assessments. Results demonstrate that youths' temperaments and quality of relationships with parents both predicted best friendship quality indirectly…

Specific grief behaviors observed in children from 4 to 16 years of age in the 2 years after the death of a sibling are reported. Using the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL), the parents of 90 boys and girls rated the occurrence of behavior problems. The behaviors commonly observed in the bereaved children predominately fell into the Aggression…

Analysis of the pairwise preferences of pairs of gambling stimuli elicited from each of 40 chronic schizophrenic inpatients, 32 schizophrenic outpatients, and 33 siblings or parents of these patients indicates that choice behavior was usually determined by the expected value of the stimuli, with no significant differences among groups. (SLD)

Examines predictors of perceived and actual social support among adult siblings using data from the National Survey of Families and Households. Social support among siblings was higher for those with living sisters and for those without adult children. African Americans and respondents with lower education and income levels were less likely to be…

A mother of a hearing-impaired two year old offers examples of utilizing siblings (who have learned sign language) to foster the language development and socialization of the younger child. (DB)

Describes a college career planning course that uses family systems, birth order, and sibling dynamics as its foundation. Outlines lecture, assignment, and small-group counseling segments of the course. Contends family system and Adlerian ideas introduce and unify this college career planning course. (Author/ABL)

Examined relation between maternal depressive symptomatology and behavior of conduct-disordered children (n=47) toward their mothers, fathers, and siblings. Maternal symptomatology interacted with children's behavior toward all family members. Children whose mothers were distressed tended to be more compliant and less aversive toward them than…

This study of 47 families of autistic probands found that whole blood serotonin was positively correlated between autistic children and their mothers, fathers, and siblings, but plasma norepinephrine levels were not. (Author/JDD)

Examined effects of adult siblings' number, gender, and birth order on their relationships with parents. Analyses showed no evidence for effects of sibling structure through effects on closeness to parents, attitudes about filial responsibilities, or attitudes about gender-typing of responsibilities. Number of siblings had consistent negative…

Examined cross-sectional differences in fathers' involvement with their adolescent children, using data from National Survey of Children. Focused on 184 sibling pairs and identified factors associated with variability both within and between sibships. Found gender composition, birth order, education of father, and wife's report of marital…

Retrospective parental reports of earlier "twin language" were obtained for 82 twin pairs (ages 7 to 13), in which at least one twin had a speech-language impairment, and 94 control twin pairs. Parental report of twin language was higher for children with speech-language impairments than for those with normal language. (Author/CR)