Recent research has shed new light on individual development during the early adulthood
years, yet few investigators have examined sibling relationships during this stage of life …

Despite the fact that most people become parents and everyone who has ever lived has had
parents, parenting remains a mystifying subject about which almost everyone has opinions …

The majority of individuals (around 80% in Europe and the United States) grow up with
siblings, and for many, their relationships with their brothers and sisters are the longest …

To consider sibling influences on socialization, we focus first on the nature of relationships
between siblings, and on individual differences in those relationships, as well as …

Conflicting theories (eg, compensatory and congruence) describe the effect of the parent–
child relationship on sibling relationship quality. By identifying specific parenting factors (ie …

Links between sibling relationships, mother–partner, and parent–child relationships were
studied in a longitudinal community sample of 3681 sibling pairs. Individual differences in …

A sense of mastery is an important component of psychological health and well-being
across the life-span; however, relatively little is known about the development of mastery …

When a second child is born, family dynamics change, and the joys and responsibilities of
parenting undergo dramatic transformations. One no longer has a child, but instead one has …

A growing area of research has focused on the role played by siblings throughout the life
span. However, limited work has been conducted on the sibling relationship dynamics of …

Sibling relationships are among the most enduring of interpersonal ties and serve as
important contexts for individual development. Because siblings share a personal history …