Studied here were the links between sibling differences in trajectories of change in the
qualities of parent–child relationships and the qualities of sibling relationships across a 2�…

Changes in sibling intimacy and conflict were charted from middle childhood through
adolescence, and family structure and relationship correlates of change were examined�…

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�…

Children in grades 3, 6, 9, and 12 were administered the Sibling Relationship
Questionnaire. Relationships were rated as progressively more egalitarian across the 4�…

A new measure of sibling conflict was used to identify 2 types of conflicts in 115 adolescent
sibling pairs (older siblings, M= 15.59, SD= 2.01 years; younger siblings, M= 13.02, SD�…

Family researchers have acknowledged the importance of sibling relationships across the
life span, but little is known about how this relationship functions during the transition from�…

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 better understand why siblings growing up in the same family are often as different as
unrelated individuals, this study explored the role of differential experiences with parents in�…

We developed a model to account for variation in the quality of sibling relationships across a
4‐year span from middle childhood to early adolescence. We tested this model on a sample�…

The goal of this study was to compare developmental changes in adolescents' relationship
experiences with their siblings versus with their best friends and to determine whether�…