Fagan Abigail A, Najman Jake M
Community Youth Development Study, Social Development Research Group, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98115, USA.
J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2003 Sep;42(9):1093-100. doi: 10.1097/01.CHI.0000070240.24125.EA.
This article investigates sibling similarity in early childhood problem behavior.
Analyses are based on an Australian longitudinal study of health and development that included sister, brother, and mixed-sex sibling pairs. Pregnant women were recruited into the study in 1981 to 1983 and provided information regarding family characteristics and child behavior from birth through the age of 5 years. The relationship between older and younger siblings' aggression and internalizing behavior at the age of 5 years is examined, based upon maternal reports on a shortened version of the Child Behavior Checklist for 414 sibling pairs (60% of the initial sibling sample).
The results demonstrate a moderately strong association between sibling's aggression and internalizing behavior, for mixed- and same-sex siblings, with correlation coefficients of 0.26 to 0.39. The association between older and younger sibling's behavior remains significant, controlling for family characteristics such as mother's age, mental health, marital status, affection toward children, and family size and income.
The findings highlight the importance of including siblings in family-based intervention programs aimed at reducing child behavior problems.
本文研究幼儿期问题行为中的兄弟姐妹相似性。
分析基于一项澳大利亚健康与发育纵向研究，该研究纳入了姐妹、兄弟以及不同性别的兄弟姐妹对。1981年至1983年招募孕妇参与研究，她们提供了从孩子出生到5岁期间的家庭特征和儿童行为信息。基于母亲对414对兄弟姐妹（占初始兄弟姐妹样本的60%）的儿童行为清单简版的报告，研究了5岁时年长和年幼兄弟姐妹的攻击行为与内化行为之间的关系。
结果表明，对于不同性别和同性别的兄弟姐妹，其攻击行为与内化行为之间存在中等强度的关联，相关系数为0.26至0.39。在控制了母亲年龄、心理健康、婚姻状况、对孩子的情感以及家庭规模和收入等家庭特征后，年长和年幼兄弟姐妹行为之间的关联仍然显著。
研究结果凸显了在旨在减少儿童行为问题的家庭干预项目中纳入兄弟姐妹的重要性。
