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dc.contributor.authorKier, Cheryl A.
dc.contributor.authorLewis, Charlie N.
dc.date.accessioned2007-10-09T18:40:58Z
dc.date.available2007-10-09T18:40:58Z
dc.date.issued1998
dc.identifier.citationKier, C.A., & Lewis, C.N. (1998) Preschool sibling interaction in separated and married families: Are same-sex pairs or older sisters more sociable? Journal of Child Psychiatry and Psychology, 39(2), 191-201.en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2149/1169
dc.description.abstractTwo factors have been associated with the quality of sibling relationships: the sex of the children and their family circumstances. Yet the data on each issue are complex. This study examines the sex constellations of sibling pairs in two groups, one of which had experienced a major family disruption (parental separation), with the aim of assessing both influences more fully. Two 1-hour home observations were conducted on 20 preschool sibling dyads of separated parents and 24 pairs in which the parents were married. In both groups the sex configuration of the sibling pairs was important-same-sex pairs seemed to show closer patterns of interaction, and sister-sister dyads were particularly prosocial. These results suggest that previous research showing that older sisters or same-sex pairs interact more are both partly correct. In addition, preschoolers from separated families interacted more. The results suggest that negative life experiences might promote greater closeness between siblings.en
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dc.publisherJournal of Child Psychiatry and Psychologyen
dc.relation.urihttp://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/1469-7610.00313en
dc.subjectpreschool childrenen
dc.subjectdivorceen
dc.subjectparent-child interactionen
dc.subjectsiblingsen
dc.subjectplayen
dc.subjectsex rolesen
dc.titlePreschool sibling interaction in separated and married families: Are same-sex pairs or older sisters more sociable?en
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