Family system and individual child correlates of sibling behavior.
In this study of the connections between marital adjustment and sibling behavior, the best predictor of younger siblings' prosocial behavior was found to be low interparental conflict. Older siblings' prosocial behavior was most associated with the mothers' marital adjustment. Younger siblings' agonistic behavior was related to marital adjustment and to the older children's activity level.
Brody
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Department of Child and Family Development, University of Georgia, Athens.
Stoneman
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Burke
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D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D009043:Motor Activity; D010553:Personality Development; D012801:Sibling Relations; D012919:Social Behavior; D012931:Social Environment