Dr. Michal Perlman - Do siblings influence one another? Unpacking

Journal article

Sahar Borairi, Andre Plamondon, Michelle Rodrigues, Nina Sokolovic, Michal Perlman, Jennifer Jenkins
Child Development, Wiley, 2022 Aug

DOI: 10.1111/cdev.13842

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Borairi, S., Plamondon, A., Rodrigues, M., Sokolovic, N., Perlman, M., & Jenkins, J. (2022). Do siblings influence one another? Unpacking processes that occur during sibling conflict. Child Development. https://doi.org/10.1111/cdev.13842

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Borairi, Sahar, Andre Plamondon, Michelle Rodrigues, Nina Sokolovic, Michal Perlman, and Jennifer Jenkins. “Do Siblings Influence One Another? Unpacking Processes That Occur during Sibling Conflict.” Child Development (August 2022).

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Borairi, Sahar, et al. “Do Siblings Influence One Another? Unpacking Processes That Occur during Sibling Conflict.” Child Development, Wiley, Aug. 2022, doi:10.1111/cdev.13842.

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@article{borairi2022a,
  title = {Do siblings influence one another? Unpacking processes that occur during sibling conflict},
  year = {2022},
  month = aug,
  journal = {Child Development},
  publisher = {Wiley},
  doi = {10.1111/cdev.13842},
  author = {Borairi, Sahar and Plamondon, Andre and Rodrigues, Michelle and Sokolovic, Nina and Perlman, Michal and Jenkins, Jennifer},
  month_numeric = {8}
}

Abstract

This study examined the extent to which 205 sibling dyads influenced each other during conflict. Data were collected between 2013 to 2015. The sample included 5.9% Black, 15.1% South Asian, 15.1% East Asian, and 63.8% White children. Older siblings were between 7–13 years old (Female = 109) and younger siblings were 5–9 years old (Female = 99). Siblings' conflict resolution was analyzed using dynamic structural equation modeling. Modeling fluctuations in moment-to-moment data (20-s intervals) allowed for a close approximation of causal influence. Older and younger siblings were found to influence one another. Younger sisters were more constructive than younger brothers, especially in sister–sister dyads. Sibling age gap predicted inertia in older siblings. Socialization processes within sibling relationships are discussed.