ERIC Number: EJ1143346
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Publication Date: 2017
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ISSN: ISSN-1520-3247
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Cross-Cultural Differences in Sibling Power Balance and Its Concomitants across Three Age Periods
Buist, Kirsten L.; Metindogan, Aysegül; Coban, Selma; Watve, Sujala; Paranjpe, Analpa; Koot, Hans M.; van Lier, Pol; Branje, Susan J. T.; Meeus, Wim H. J.
New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, n156 p87-104 Sum 2017
We examined cross-cultural differences in (1) sibling power balance and (2) the associations between sibling power balance and internalizing and externalizing problems in three separate cross-cultural studies (early childhood, late childhood, and adolescence). The "early childhood samples" consisted of 123 Turkish and 128 Dutch mothers (mean age for children was 4.9 years). In the "late childhood samples," self-report data were collected from 124 Indian and 129 Dutch children (mean age 10.9 years). In the "adolescent samples" self-report data were collected from 165 ethnic Moroccan and 165 ethnic Dutch adolescents (mean age 15.2 years). In all studies, questionnaire data on sibling power imbalance and internalizing and externalizing problems were collected. Results showed only one significant cross-cultural difference in sibling power imbalance: The Indian sample reported more sibling power imbalance than the Dutch. Links between sibling power imbalance and problem behavior were highly similar between the different cultural samples. The only significant difference was a stronger impact of sibling power imbalance on externalizing problems for the Dutch compared to the Turkish sample. Concluding, few cross-cultural differences were found in sibling power imbalance. Across cultures and age groups, more sibling power imbalance was linked to more internalizing and externalizing problems.
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Sibling Relationship, Power Structure, Correlation, Behavior Problems, Age Differences, Young Children, Children, Adolescents, Mothers, Questionnaires, Cross Cultural Studies, Foreign Countries
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Turkey; Netherlands; India; Morocco
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