Young children's social relationships with siblings and friends

B L Volling; L M Youngblade; J Belsky

doi:10.1037/h0080215

Young children's social relationships with siblings and friends

Am J Orthopsychiatry. 1997 Jan;67(1):102-11. doi: 10.1037/h0080215.

Authors

B L Volling¹, L M Youngblade, J Belsky

Affiliation

¹ Department of Psychology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA.

PMID: 9034026
DOI: 10.1037/h0080215

Abstract

Relationships with a close friend and a younger sibling were investigated in 30 first-born young children. Greater positive affect and reciprocity were found between friends than between siblings. Limited support for the consistency of individual differences in relationship quality across friend and sibling dyads was also revealed. Implications for child development and future research are discussed.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Analysis of Variance
Birth Order / psychology*
Child, Preschool
Female
Humans
Individuality
Interpersonal Relations*
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Observation
Psychology, Child*
Sibling Relations*
Social Behavior

Grants and funding

R01HD15496/HD/NICHD NIH HHS/United States