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- Title
Sibling Experiences in Middle Childhood Predict Sibling Differences in College Graduation.
- Authors
Sun, Xiaoran; McHale, Susan M.; Updegraff, Kimberly A.
- Abstract
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), respectively, and on their educational attainment at about age 26. Significant childhood predictors of sibling differences in college graduation status included low sibling warmth, fathers' differential time spent with siblings, and perceived unfair differential treatment by parents. Findings suggest long-term implications of early sibling dynamics for educational attainment and provided novel insights into families' role in achievement.
- Subjects
SIBLINGS; INDIVIDUAL differences; GRADUATION (Education); EXPERIENCE in children; EDUCATIONAL attainment research; COGNITIVE ability; CHILD psychopathology; PARENT-child relationships &; psychology; LONGITUDINAL method; PARENT-child relationships; RESEARCH funding; EDUCATIONAL attainment
- Publication
Child Development, 2019, Vol 90, Issue 1, p25
- ISSN
0009-3920
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1111/cdev.13047