Richmond Melissa K, Stocker Clare M, Rienks Shauna L
Department of Psychology, University of Denver, CO 80208, USA.
J Fam Psychol. 2005 Dec;19(4):550-9. doi: 10.1037/0893-3200.19.4.550.
This study examined associations between changes in sibling relationships and changes in parental differential treatment and corresponding changes in children's adjustment. One hundred thirty-three families were assessed at 3 time points. Parents rated children's externalizing problems, and children reported on sibling relationship quality, parental differential treatment, and depressive symptoms. On average, older siblings were 10, 12, and 16 years old, and younger siblings were 8, 10, and 14 years old at Waves 1, 2, and 3, respectively. Results from hierarchical linear modeling indicated that as sibling relationships improved over time, children's depressive symptoms decreased over time. In addition, as children were less favored over their siblings over time, children's externalizing problems increased over time. Findings highlight the developmental interplay between the sibling context and children's adjustment.
本研究考察了同胞关系变化与父母差别对待变化之间的关联，以及儿童适应方面的相应变化。在三个时间点对133个家庭进行了评估。父母对孩子的外化问题进行评分，孩子则报告同胞关系质量、父母差别对待和抑郁症状。平均而言，在第1、2和3波时，哥哥/姐姐的年龄分别为10岁、12岁和16岁，弟弟/妹妹的年龄分别为8岁、10岁和14岁。分层线性模型的结果表明，随着时间的推移同胞关系改善，孩子的抑郁症状会随时间减少。此外，随着时间的推移孩子相对于其同胞受宠程度降低，孩子的外化问题会随时间增加。研究结果突出了同胞环境与儿童适应之间的发展性相互作用。
