Risk and Protective Effects of Sibling Relationships Among African American Adolescents

This study investigated associations between sibling relationships and adjustment among 179 African American adolescent siblings (Controlling for family factors) and tested moderating effects offamilism values and birth order. Two-level random intercept models revealed that familism values moderated...

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Published in:Family relations 2009-12, Vol.58 (5), p.578-592
Main Authors: Soli, Anna R., McHale, Susan M., Feinberg, Mark E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adjustment (to Environment)
adolescence
Adolescents
African American culture
African Americans
Aggression
Behavior Problems
Birth Order
Cultural Traits
Cultural values
Depressive disorders
Families & family life
Familism
Family relations
family relationships
Family Relationships and Adolescent Adjustment
Family studies
Hostility
Human aggression
Learning Theories
Parents
Personal relationships
Risk
Role
Sibling Relationship
Siblings
Surveys
Teenagers
Values
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Summary:This study investigated associations between sibling relationships and adjustment among 179 African American adolescent siblings (Controlling for family factors) and tested moderating effects offamilism values and birth order. Two-level random intercept models revealed that familism values moderated sibling relationship-adjustment linkages, suggesting that youth who reportedboth strongfamilism values and harmonious sibling relationships showed thè mostpositive outcomes. These effects were more consistent for older than for y ounger siblings. Findings highlight thè rôle of cultural values and birth order in shaping sibling influence processes.
ISSN:0197-6664
1741-3729
0197-6664
DOI:10.1111/j.1741-3729.2009.00576.x