The role of maternal factors in sibling relationship quality: a multilevel study of multiple dyads per family
The role of maternal factors in sibling relationship quality: a multilevel study of multiple dyads per family
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DOI：
10.1111/j.1469-7610.2011.02484.x
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发表时间：
2012-06-01
影响因子：
7.6
通讯作者：
Dunn, Judy
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作者：
Jenkins, Jennifer;Rasbash, Jon;Dunn, Judy
背景：虽然许多孩子在成长过程中有不止一个兄弟姐妹，但我们还不知道家庭中的兄弟姐妹二人组是否在兄弟姐妹关系和敌意方面表现出相似之处。在本研究中，我们检验了以下假设：(A)在兄弟姐妹感情和敌意的变化上存在显著的家庭差异，以及(B)这种家庭差异将由母亲的情感氛围来解释，具体表现为积极的和消极的环境养育、差异的养育和母亲的不适。方法：对单亲和多亲双亲家庭的一般人群样本进行两次访问，每次访问间隔2年。一个家庭中多达两个孩子充当告密者；118个家庭中的253个关系被评级。一个交叉分类的多水平模型适合于区分兄弟姐妹关系中的家庭间和家庭内差异，同时控制告密者和伴侣的影响。结果：37%的兄弟姐妹感情的变化和32%的兄弟姐妹敌意的变化是家庭之间的差异。测量的母体情感氛围包括，母体不适和母体环境，以及解释家庭差异的敌意和情感的差异。结论：兄弟姐妹关系质量在家庭中聚集，并部分由母亲的情感氛围来解释。
Background: Although many children grow up with more than one sibling, we do not yet know if sibling dyads within families show similarities to one another on sibling affection and hostility. In the present study the hypotheses were tested that (a) there will be significant between family variation in change in sibling affection and hostility and (b) this between family variation will be explained by maternal affective climate, operationalized as positive and negative ambient parenting, differential parenting and maternal malaise. Methods: A general population sample of families with single and multiple sibling dyads were visited twice, 2 years apart. Up to 2 children in a family acted as informants; 253 relationships were rated in 118 families. A cross-classified, multilevel model was fit to separate between-family and within-family variance in sibling relationships while simultaneously controlling for informant and partner influences. Results: Thirty-seven percent of the variance in change in sibling affection and 32% of the variance in change in sibling hostility was between family variance. The measured maternal affective climate including, maternal malaise and maternal ambient and differential hostility and affection explained between family differences. Conclusions: Sibling relationship quality clusters in families and is partly explained by maternal affective climate.