title: The role of sibling support in high-conflict families.
abstract: Effects of sibling support on the relationship between family conflict and individual psychological adjustment was explored in a sample of university students. Those from high-conflict homes with high sibling support reported more positive adjustment than did only-children and individuals with low sibling support. Sibling support was not associated with greater adjustment in low-conflict homes, thus reinforcing its potential benefits as a buffer to stress.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Massachusetts, Boston, USA.
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Caya
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Liem
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000368:Aged; D003220:Conflict, Psychological; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009863:Only Child / Q000523:psychology; D010555:Personality Inventory; D012649:Self Concept; D012801:Sibling Relations; D012944:Social Support; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology