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ERIC Number: EJ870054
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010-Feb
Pages: 22
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ISSN: ISSN-0961-205X
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Self-Representations in Early Adolescence: Variations in Sibling Similarity by Sex Composition and Sibling Relationship Qualities
Gamble, Wendy C.; Card, Noel A.; Yu, Jeong Jin
Social Development, v19 n1 p148-169 Feb 2010
Self-representations play an important role in adolescent development. This study compared self-representations for siblings and explored whether sibling relationship characteristics are associated with similarities or differences in sibling self-concepts. We examined self-representations of 438 adolescent sibling dyads (M age younger sibling = 11.6 years, M age older = 14.3 years), finding that siblings are, on average, similar in their self-representations. This similarity varied, however, depending on sex composition and sibling relationship qualities. Results indicated that sibling modeling, warmth, and conflict were especially influential in predicting sibling resemblance vs. dissimilarity.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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