title: Young adult sibling relations: the effects of perceived parental favoritism and narcissism.
abstract: The present study examined predictors of siblings' relations in 202 young adults (aged 21-32 years), who completed the Adult Sibling Relationship Questionnaire and the Narcissistic Personality Inventory. Results indicate that warmth between siblings is explained by gender (with women feeling closer), perceived paternal favoritism, low levels of narcissism, and an interaction suggesting that paternal favoritism moderates the link between narcissism and sibling warmth. Conflict between siblings was explained by gender (sisters), age, parental favoritism, high levels of narcissism, extreme levels of similarity or dissimilarity between siblings, and interactions indicating that older age is a predictor of conflict between siblings among women but not among men. The impact of parental favoritism and narcissism on sibling relationships in young adulthood was discussed.
authors.affiliation: Geha Mental Health Center, School of Social Work, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan 52900, Israel. rikifnz@biu.013.net.il
authors.forename: Ricky
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Finzi-Dottan
authors.forename: Orna
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Cohen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D003220:Conflict, Psychological; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel; D008297:Male; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D009289:Narcissism; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012737:Sex Factors; D035781:Siblings / Q000523:psychology*; D055815:Young Adult