TY - JOUR
T1 - Self-representations in early adolescence
T2 - Variations in sibling similarity by sex composition and sibling relationship qualities
AU - Gamble, Wendy C.
AU - Card, Noel A.
AU - Yu, Jeong Jin
PY - 2010/2
Y1 - 2010/2
N2 - Self-representations play an important role in adolescent development. This study compared self-representations for siblings and explored whether sibling relationship characteristics are associated with similarities or differences in sibling self-concepts. We examined self-representations of 438 adolescent sibling dyads (M age younger sibling = 11.6 years, M age older = 14.3 years), finding that siblings are, on average, similar in their self-representations. This similarity varied, however, depending on sex composition and sibling relationship qualities. Results indicated that sibling modeling, warmth, and conflict were especially influential in predicting sibling resemblance vs. dissimilarity.
AB - Self-representations play an important role in adolescent development. This study compared self-representations for siblings and explored whether sibling relationship characteristics are associated with similarities or differences in sibling self-concepts. We examined self-representations of 438 adolescent sibling dyads (M age younger sibling = 11.6 years, M age older = 14.3 years), finding that siblings are, on average, similar in their self-representations. This similarity varied, however, depending on sex composition and sibling relationship qualities. Results indicated that sibling modeling, warmth, and conflict were especially influential in predicting sibling resemblance vs. dissimilarity.
KW - Adolescents
KW - Modeling
KW - Self-representations
KW - Sibling relationship qualities
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=74049091767&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1111/j.1467-9507.2008.00532.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1467-9507.2008.00532.x
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:74049091767
SN - 0961-205X
VL - 19
SP - 148
EP - 169
JO - Social Development
JF - Social Development
IS - 1
ER -