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- Title
Processes of Sibling Influence in Adolescence: Individual and Family Correlates.
- Authors
Whiteman, Shawn D.; Christiansen, Abigail
- Abstract
This study examined the nature and correlates of adolescents’ perceptions of sibling influence. Participants included 2 siblings (firstborn age M= 17.34; second-born age M= 14.76 years) from 191 maritally intact families. Adolescents’ perceptions of sibling influence were measured via coded responses to open-ended questions about whether their sibling had an influence on them. Analyses revealed that older and younger siblings reported different patterns of influence. Differentiation influence and being a role model were more prevalent for firstborns, whereas modeling and modeling plus differentiation were more prevalent for second-borns. First- and second-borns’ reports of influence were linked differentially to their relational and personal qualities. Discussion focuses on the need to refine the measurement of sibling influence processes.
- Subjects
SIBLINGS; SENSORY perception; ROLE models; FIRST-born children; SECOND-born children; TEENAGERS; PSYCHOLOGY
- Publication
Family Relations, 2008, Vol 57, Issue 1, p24
- ISSN
0197-6664
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1741-3729.2007.00480.x