This paper introduces the concept of “altruism born of suffering,” and provides a review and
integration of relevant research and theories from various disciplines. In contrast to the well …

The sibling relationship has recently become the focus of much research in developmental
psychology. The family system perspective implies the presence of a sibling with mental …

The authors review the literature on sibling relationships in childhood and adolescence,
starting by tracing themes from foundational research and theory and then focusing on …

Text aims to present research methodology to students as readable, understandable,
palatable, useful, and interesting information. The author uses the concept of variability as a …

The impact of sibling relationships on how people develop has been dramatically under-
emphasised in the literature on child development. Drawing together new and established …

The purposes of this study were to describe the nature of sibling relationships in young
adulthood and to examine correlates of individual differences in adults' sibling relationships …

Family systems theory was employed to study sibling relationships in 50 families with a child
with autism. Typically develo** siblings expressed satisfaction with their sibling …

In this article, I discuss the reasons for my interest in sibling relationships, and showcase
studies on sibling relationships in adolescence carried out with my colleagues and students …

Until the early 1980s, most researchers paid little attention to sibling relationships. Studies of
mothers dominated the research agenda, to the almost total exclusion of fathers, extended …

Introduction This study investigated the psychological adjustment of siblings of children with
high‐functioning autism (HFA) in comparison with siblings of normally develo** children …