Bedford V H, Volling B L, Avioli P S
University of Indianapolis, Department of Psychology, Indiana 46227, USA.
Int J Aging Hum Dev. 2000;51(1):53-69. doi: 10.2190/G6PR-CN8Q-5PVC-5GTV.
The present article was an attempt to integrate the two disparate literatures on sibling conflict in childhood and adulthood with a particular emphasis on the potential benefits of conflictual sibling relations for adult well-being and competence. The extant literature on children's sibling conflicts underscores that conflictual exchanges may actually be related to increases in children's social and emotional competence, the development of self and identity formation, sibling relationship quality, and the subsequent parenting of one's own children. We presented descriptive data bearing on similar categorical benefits from our interviews with middle-aged and older adults with respect to sibling conflict in childhood and adulthood. Based on these findings, we recommend that future research on adult social relations should seriously consider the many ways in which challenge, conflict, and adversity in social relationships may contribute to developmental outcomes, both "good" and "bad."
本文试图整合关于儿童期和成年期兄弟姐妹冲突的两种不同文献，特别强调冲突性的兄弟姐妹关系对成年人幸福感和能力的潜在益处。关于儿童兄弟姐妹冲突的现有文献强调，冲突性交流实际上可能与儿童社会和情感能力的提高、自我发展和身份认同的形成、兄弟姐妹关系质量以及随后对自己孩子的养育有关。我们展示了从对中年及老年成年人关于儿童期和成年期兄弟姐妹冲突的访谈中获得的类似分类益处的描述性数据。基于这些发现，我们建议未来关于成人社会关系的研究应认真考虑社会关系中的挑战、冲突和逆境可能以多种方式促成发展结果，包括“好”的和“坏”的。
