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ERIC Number: EJ315786
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1985
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Children's Perceptions of the Qualities of Sibling Relationships.
Furman, Wyndol; Buhrmester, Duane
Child Development, v56 n2 p448-61 Apr 1985
Developed a framework for describing and assessing the qualities of sibling relationships by interviewing upper elementary school children and administering a self-report questionnaire to fifth- and sixth-grade children. Component analysis yielded four underlying factors: warmth/closeness, relative status/power, conflict, and rivalry. Relative status/power was strongly related to the relative ages of the child and sibling. (Author/AS)
Descriptors: Childhood Attitudes, Children, Elementary Education, Human Relations, Interaction, Interpersonal Relationship, Preadolescents, Role Perception, Siblings
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Identifiers: Sibling Relationship
Note: Special issue: Family Development and the Child