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Self‐representations in Early Adolescence: Variations in Sibling Similarity by Sex Composition and Sibling Relationship Qualities
Author(s) -
Gamble Wendy C.,
Card Noel A.,
Yu Jeong Jin
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
social development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.078
H-Index - 91
eISSN - 1467-9507
pISSN - 0961-205X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-9507.2008.00532.x
Subject(s) - sibling , psychology , developmental psychology , sibling relationship , similarity (geometry) , artificial intelligence , computer science , image (mathematics)
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.