Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Holmes, Megan R.
• Bender, Anna E.
• O'Donnell, Kari A.
• Miller, Emily K.
• Conard, Ivan T.

Titel

Illuminating the landscape of sibling relationship quality: An evidence and gap map

Ist Teil von

• Child development, 2024-07, Vol.95 (4), p.1425-1440

Ort / Verlag

United States: Blackwell Publishing Ltd

Erscheinungsjahr

2024

Quelle

Access via Wiley Online Library

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• This paper used an evidence and gap map (EGM) to advance the scientific understanding of sibling relationship quality among children aged 2 to 18 years by synthesizing literature on 277 empirical studies from 1985 to 2022 to delineate patterns of study design, sampling, and measurement. Most existing research has utilized majority of White, middle‐to‐upper class, and/or two‐caregiver family samples. Nearly 85% (n = 235) of studies used quantitative methods to measure sibling relationship quality across eight domains: conflict, warmth/affection, quality, cohesion, hostility, power/control, positive engagement, and conflict management. A total of 122 studies used a measure of sibling relationship quality as a predictor of sibling behavior, social, psychological, cognitive, health, or physiological outcomes. Future directions for research are discussed.