"All the sheeps are dead. He murdered them": Sibling Pretense, Negotiation, Internal State Language, and Relationship Quality

Pretend play enactment, negotiation, internal state language, and sibling relationship quality were examined in 40 kindergarten-aged children with either an older (M age = 7.10 years) or younger (M age = 3.6 years) sibling. Dyads were identified as engaging in frequent (n = 20) or infrequent (n = 20...

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Published in:Child development 1998-02, Vol.69 (1), p.182-191
Main Authors: Howe, Nina, Petrakos, Harriet, Rinaldi, Christina M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Barns
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Child development
Child Language
Child, Preschool
Children
Comparative Analysis
Developmental psychology
Dyadic relations
Dyads
Emotional states
Family - psychology
Family, School, and Community
Female
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Humans
Interpersonal Relations
Kindergarten Children
Language Usage
Male
Mothers
Negotiating
Negotiation Processes
Negotiation strategies
Play languages
Pretend Play
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Rapport
Relationship Quality
Sibling Relations
Sibling Relationship
Sibling relationships
Siblings
Young Children
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Summary:Pretend play enactment, negotiation, internal state language, and sibling relationship quality were examined in 40 kindergarten-aged children with either an older (M age = 7.10 years) or younger (M age = 3.6 years) sibling. Dyads were identified as engaging in frequent (n = 20) or infrequent (n = 20) pretend play. Results indicated that frequent pretend play dyads engaged in more high-level negotiation, whereas infrequent pretend dyads preferred low-level negotiation strategies. Frequent pretend dyads were more likely to use internal state language, especially during high-level negotiation. Friendly sibling relationship quality was negatively related to pretend enactment, whereas conflict was negatively associated with internal state language. Discussion focuses on the sibling relationship as a context in which to investigate the links between aspects of pretend play, sibling relationship quality, and social understanding.
ISSN:0009-3920
1467-8624
DOI:10.1111/j.1467-8624.1998.tb06142.x