Research Articles

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The relative contributions of parents and siblings to child and adolescent development
We explore how siblings' and parents' roles, relationships, and activities are intertwined in everyday life, providing unique and combined contributions to development.
Within-family variability in representations of past relationships with parents
We examined within-family variation in siblings’ memories of experiences with parents and their associations with current positive and negative affect.
Adolescent siblings' daily discussions: Connections to perceived academic, athletic, and peer competency
Adolescent siblings from 21 families completed a daily diary on each of 7 days. The frequency and content of siblings' conversations are described and the relationship between the content of siblings' discussion and their perceived academic, athletic, and…
Family time and the psychosocial adjustment of adolescent siblings and their parents
This study examined the implications of family time for firstborn and secondborn adolescent offspring, mothers, and fathers in 192 dual-earner families, defining family time as time shared by the foursome in activities across 7 days.
Conflict resolution: Links with adolescents' family relationships and individual well-being
This study examined (a) sex differences in adolescents' conflict resolution with mothers, fathers, and siblings; (b) how adolescents' personal qualities and the nature of their family relationships relate to effective conflict resolution; and (c) the direct…
Dimensions of mothers' and fathers' differential treatment of siblings: Links with adolescents' sex-typed personal qualities
We explored mothers' and fathers' differential treatment (PDT) of their adolescent offspring in five domains (privileges, chores, affection, discipline, and temporal involvement) and examined how siblings' personal qualities were associated with PDT.…
Advice about life plans from mothers, fathers, and siblings in always-married and divorced families during late adolescence
This publication examines the frequency of advice about life plans that older adolescents in always-married and divorced families received from mothers, fathers, and siblings.
Conditions of sibling support in adolescence
This study examined the nature and extent of adolescent siblings' supportive roles and the conditions under which siblings provide support to one another about familial and nonfamilial issues.
Step in or stay out? Parents' roles in adolescent siblings' relationships
We studied parents' direct involvement in adolescent sibling relationships, including parents' reactions to sibling conflict and their time spent in the company of the sibling dyad.
When does parents’ differential treatment have negative implications for siblings?
We compared the extent of parents’ differential treatment (PDT) and girls’ and boys’ perceptions of parents’ fairness in middle childhood and adolescence as a function of the gender constellation of the sibling dyad.