2005/06/16 by Kimberly A. Updegraff, Shawna M. Thayer, Shawn D. Whiteman +2
Psychology · Social Sciences · #Aggression #Association (psychology) #Child Welfare and Adoption #Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development #Cognitive Abilities and Testing #Developmental psychology #Differential treatment #Negativity effect #Psychology #Sibling #Sibling relationship
paper · doi:10.1111/j.1741-3729.2005.00324.x
crossref issued 2005/06/16 · crossref published 2005/06/16 · crossref published-online 2005/06/16 · openalex publication_date 2005/06/16 · crossref created 2005/06/16 · crossref published-print 2005/07/01 · crossref deposited 2023/10/11 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · crossref indexed 2026/08/04 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05
Abstract: This study examined the links between sibling relational aggression and other sibling relationship qualities (i.e., intimacy, negativity, and temporal involvement) and broader parenting dynamics. Participants included 185 adolescent sibling pairs and their mothers and fathers. Data were gathered during home interviews and a series of nightly phone calls with adolescents and parents. Findings revealed that sibling relational aggression was related to sibling intimacy and negativity. In addition, connections emerged between relational aggression and qualities of the parent‐child relationship, parents’ differential treatment, and parents’ strategies for handling sibling conflict.