Social Behavior of Young Siblings in the Family Context: Differences between Same-Sex and Different-Sex Dyads.

Dunn, Judy; Kendrick, Carol

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Publication Date: 1981-Dec

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Social Behavior of Young Siblings in the Family Context: Differences between Same-Sex and Different-Sex Dyads.

Dunn, Judy; Kendrick, Carol

Child Development, v52 n4 p1265-73 Dec 1981

Individual differences in the social behavior of young siblings were studied in 40 sibling pairs observed at home, when the second child was 8 months old and 14 months old. Differences between same-sex and different-sex sibling pairs were marked by the second observation. More positive social behavior characterized same-sex pairs; more negative social behavior characterized opposite-sex pairs. (Author/DB)

Descriptors: Age Differences, Family (Sociological Unit), Foreign Countries, Individual Differences, Infant Behavior, Longitudinal Studies, Mothers, Observation, Parent Child Relationship, Sex Differences, Siblings, Social Behavior

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (England)

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