Explaining Sibling Similarities: Perceptions of Sibling Influences |
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Authors: | Shawn D Whiteman Susan M McHale Ann C Crouter |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Child Development and Family Studies, Purdue University, 101 Gates Road, West Lafayette, IN, 47907-2020, Indiana;(2) Department of Human Development and Family Studies, The Pennsylvania State University, 105 White Building, University Park, PA 16802 Pennsylvania, USA |
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Abstract: | This study examined older siblings’ influence on their younger brothers and sisters by assessing the connections between youth's
perceptions of sibling influence and sibling similarities in four domains: Risky behavior, peer competence, sports interests,
and art interests. Participants included two adolescent-age siblings (firstborn age M=17.34; second-born age M=14.77) from 191 maritally intact families. Analyses revealed that second-borns’ perceptions of influence were positively
linked to siblings’ reports of intimacy and temporal involvement, but not to reports of negativity. Further, sibling similarities
were most evident when younger siblings reported sibling influence and when their older brothers and sisters reported high
engagement, competence, or interest in a particular domain. Discussion focuses on the challenges of documenting sibling influence
and the need to refine its measurement.
Shawn D. Whiteman is an Assistant Professor of Child Development and Family Studies at Purdue University. He received his
Ph.D. in Human Development and Family Studies from The Pennsylvania State University. His major research interests include
how siblings directly and indirectly act as sources of social influence and social comparison within families and how their
family experiences foster similarities and differences in their relationship qualities, attributes, and adjustment.
Susan M. McHale is a Professor of Human Development and Family Studies at The Pennsylvania State University. She received
her Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her major research interests focus
on children's and adolescents’ family roles, relationships and activities with a particular emphasis on gendered family dynamics
and youth's sibling relationship experiences.
Ann C. Crouter is a Professor of Human Development and Family Studies at The Pennsylvania State University. She received her
Ph.D. in Human Development and Family Studies from Cornell University. Her major research interests focus on the implications
of parents’ work situations for parents’ and children's health, psychological development, and family relationships. |
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Keywords: | Sibling influence Sibling similarities Social learning |
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