Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ331937
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Publication Date: 1985
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Sibling Status Effects: Adult Expectations.
Baskett, Linda Musun
Developmental Psychology, v21 n3 p441-45 May 1985
This study attempted to determine what expectations or beliefs adults might hold about a child based on his or her sibling status alone. Ratings on 50 adjective pairs for each of three sibling status types, only, oldest, and youngest child, were assessed in relation to adult expectations, birth order, and parental status of rater. (Author/DST)
Descriptors: Adults, Attitudes, Birth Order, Family Structure, Parent Attitudes, Personality Traits, Role Perception, Siblings, Stereotypes
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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