Sibling Contagion for Drinking in Adolescence: A Micro Process Framework.
Siblings represent an important social influence on alcohol use in adolescence. That said, there is a need for studies that examine potential mechanisms by which siblings exert an influence on the likelihood of drinking in adolescence. This paper illustrates a method that utilizes videotaped interaction between sibling dyads along with a micro social coding system that captures rule break behavior between siblings. Sibling interaction was observed in sibling pairs participating in the Iowa Youth and Families Project (IYFP) at baseline; younger sibling use of alcohol was tracked for 3 additional annual assessments. Exposure to older sibling rule break at baseline was associated with later use of alcohol by younger siblings across the 3 annual assessments. Micro social methods hold promise for uncovering processes that underlie sibling contagion for alcohol use in adolescence.
Cheryl Slomkowski, Richard Rende, Butler Hospital and The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University; Patricia Fox, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University; Katherine J. Conger, Elsa Heylen, Wendy M. Little, Barbara Shebloski, Jessie L. Craine, Rand D. Conger, University of California, Davis.
Cheryl
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Slomkowski
Katherine J
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Conger
Richard
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Rende
Elsa
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Heylen
Wendy M
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Little
Barbara
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Shebloski
Patricia
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Fox
Jessie L
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Craine
Rand D
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Conger