Sibling Relationships

by Lamb, Michael E.

• ISBN13: 9780898591897
• ISBN10: 0898591899
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1982-11-01
• Publisher: Lawrence Erlbau

Table of Contents

Preface	p. ix
List of Contributors	p. xi
Sibling Relationships Across the Lifespan: An Overview and Introduction	p. 1
References	p. 11
The Effect of the Newborn on the Older Sibling: Mothers' Questionnaires	p. 13
Acknowledgments	p. 35
Siblings and Their Mothers: Developing Relationships within the Family	p. 39
Introduction	p. 39
Conclusions	p. 57
Acknowledgments	p. 59
Patterns of Sibling Interaction among Preschool-Age Children	p. 61
Introduction	p. 61
Conclusion	p. 83
Sibling Relationships in Middle Childhood	p. 87
Acknowledgments	p. 118
Sibling de Identification and Split-Parent Identification: a Family Tetrad	p. 123
Birth Order and Sibling Status Effects	p. 153
Life Span Personality Stability in Sibling Status	p. 167
Important Variables in Adult Sibling Relationships: a Qualitative Study	p. 225
Acknowledgments	p. 248
Intense Sibling Loyalties	p. 251
Sibling Influence throughout the Lifespan	p. 267
Acknowledgments	p. 283
Only Children in America	p. 285
Summary and Conclusions	p. 300
Sibling Interdependence and Child Caretaking: a Cross-Cultural View	p. 305
Introduction	p. 305
Conclusion	p. 323
Acknowledgments	p. 326
Sibling Relationships in Nonhuman Primates	p. 329
Introduction	p. 329
Similarities and Differences among Siblings	p. 357
References	p. 379
Epilogue: Framing the Problem	p. 383
References	p. 386
Author Index	p. 387
Subject Index	p. 395
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