A LONGITUDINAL ANALYSIS OF SIBLING RELATIONSHIPS AS MEDIATORS OF THE LINK BETWEEN FAMILY PROCESSES AND YOUTHS BEST FRIENDSHIPS

Authors
MCCOY JK BRODY GH STONEMAN Z
Citation
Jk. Mccoy et al., A LONGITUDINAL ANALYSIS OF SIBLING RELATIONSHIPS AS MEDIATORS OF THE LINK BETWEEN FAMILY PROCESSES AND YOUTHS BEST FRIENDSHIPS, Family relations, 43(4), 1994, pp. 400-408
Citations number
79
Categorie Soggetti
Social Work","Family Studies
Journal title
Family relations → ACNP
ISSN journal
01976664
Volume
43
Issue
4
Year of publication
1994
Pages
400 - 408
Database
ISI
SICI code
0197-6664(1994)43:4<400:ALAOSR>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
We examined a model of the sibling relationship's mediation between th e quality of youths' best friendships and several individual and famil y variables. The sample included 70 Northeast Georgia children who wer e 4 to 11 years old at the beginning of the study, their older sibling s, and their parents. Information was derived from both self-report an d observational assessments. The target youths' temperaments and the q uality of their relationships with their parents both predicted best f riendship quality indirectly, through the quality of their sibling rel ationships.