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ERIC Number: EJ625341
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-3920
Sibling Differentiation in Adolescence: Implications for Behavioral Genetic Theory.
Feinberg, Mark E.; Hetherington, E. Mavis
Child Development, v71 n6 p1512-24 Nov-Dec 2000
Examined whether differentiating processes existed for 7 composite indices of positive and negative adolescent adjustment in 720 sibling pairs. Found that siblings born 1 year apart at Time 1 were more similar to each other than were siblings born 2 years apart, suggesting that shared environmental influences counteract sibling differentiation processes. Sibling differentiation was unrelated to positivity and negativity. (Author/KB)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adjustment (to Environment), Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Antisocial Behavior, Competence, Depression (Psychology), Interpersonal Competence, Longitudinal Studies, Nature Nurture Controversy, Responsibility, Self Esteem, Siblings, Student Attitudes, Theories
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Differentiation