title: Differential associations between domains of sibling conflict and adolescent emotional adjustment.
abstract: Issues of equality and fairness and invasion of the personal domain, 2 previously identified topic areas of adolescent sibling conflict (N. Campione-Barr & J. G. Smetana, 2010), were examined in 145 dyads (Mfirst-born = 14.97, SD = 1.69 years; Msecond-born = 12.20, SD = 1.90 years) for their differential effects on youths' emotional adjustment over 1 year. The impact of internalizing symptoms on later sibling conflicts also was tested. Invasion of the personal domain conflicts were associated with higher levels of anxiety and lower self-esteem 1 year later, whereas Equality and Fairness issues were associated with greater depressed mood. Conversely, greater internalizing symptomatology and lower self-esteem predicted more of both types of conflict. Moderating influences of gender and ordinal position were also examined.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychological Sciences, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO, USA. campionebarrn@missouri.edu
authors.forename: Nicole
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Campione-Barr
authors.forename: Kelly Bassett
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Greer
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kruse
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D001007:Anxiety / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D002648:Child; D003220:Conflict, Psychological; D003863:Depression / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008297:Male; D012649:Self Concept; D012801:Sibling Relations; D035781:Siblings / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires