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A New Instrument to Assess Sibling Relationships in Antisocial Youth: The Social Interaction Between Siblings (SIBS) Interview: A Research Note
Author(s) -
Slomkowski Cheryl,
Wasserman Gail,
Schaffer David,
Rende Richard,
Davies Mark
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
journal of child psychology and psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.652
H-Index - 211
eISSN - 1469-7610
pISSN - 0021-9630
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-7610.1997.tb01858.x
Subject(s) - sibling , psychology , developmental psychology , internal consistency , brother , juvenile delinquency , psychometrics , sibling relationship , reliability (semiconductor) , conduct disorder , clinical psychology , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics , sociology , anthropology
This paper presents psychometric information on a new interview (SIBS) designed to examine sibling influences on antisocial behavior. The feasibility of the instrument and internal consistency of the SIBS scales was documented in a sample of 29 children (ages 6–11) with a delinquent older brother. In addition, adequate to excellent test‐retest reliability of the SIBS scales was demonstrated in an unselected sample. The potential utility of the SIBS interview for assessing the role of siblings in the development of antisocial behavior is discussed.