Merino Laura, Martínez-Pampliega Ana, Herrero-Fernández David
Social and Developmental Psychology Department, Psychology and Education Faculty, University of Deusto, Bilbao, Spain.
Health Sciences Faculty, European University of the Atlantic, Santander, Spain.
Eur J Psychol. 2021 May 31;17(2):1-12. doi: 10.5964/ejop.2139. eCollection 2021 May.
Older siblings are powerful socialization agents, playing a significant role in the sociocognitive, social, and emotional development of their younger siblings. However, there are few clues about the variables that explain younger sibling's adaptation. The objective of this pilot study was to identify the determinants of younger siblings' adaptation and to analyze the role played by personal, sibling, family and older siblings' variables using 50 dyads of siblings aged between 7 and 18 years. The variables considered were the sibling relationships and the maladaptation of older siblings, and individual (sex, number of siblings, extroversion, and agreeableness) and contextual variables (interparental conflict, daily stress) were controlled. Hierarchical multiple regressions provided evidence in favor of the model that analyzed the younger siblings' maladaptation to school, showing positive associations both with the older siblings' level of school maladaptation and with sibling conflict. In addition, the study highlighted the relevance of the trait of agreeableness and of family stress in the adaptation of younger siblings.
哥哥姐姐是强大的社会化媒介,在弟弟妹妹的社会认知、社交和情感发展中发挥着重要作用。然而,关于能够解释弟弟妹妹适应情况的变量却知之甚少。这项初步研究的目的是确定弟弟妹妹适应情况的决定因素,并使用50对年龄在7至18岁之间的兄弟姐妹来分析个人、兄弟姐妹、家庭及哥哥姐姐相关变量所起的作用。所考虑的变量包括兄弟姐妹关系和哥哥姐姐的适应不良情况,并对个体变量(性别、兄弟姐妹数量、外向性和宜人性)和情境变量(父母间冲突、日常压力)进行了控制。分层多元回归为分析弟弟妹妹学校适应不良情况的模型提供了支持证据,表明其与哥哥姐姐的学校适应不良水平和兄弟姐妹冲突均呈正相关。此外,该研究强调了宜人性特质和家庭压力在弟弟妹妹适应过程中的相关性。