Browsing by Subject "Brothers and sisters -- Psychological aspects"
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Item The disclosure of stressful family events to siblings(Texas Tech University, 2001-08) Beach, John WTo investigate the disclosure of stressful family events, particularly within the sibling relationship, undergraduate students in a major university in the Southwestern United States were administered a questionnaire that included the Stressful Family Events Survey and the Social Support Functions Inventory (Munsch & BIyth. 1993). The process of disclosing is viewed here as an important element of social support and is considered within the framework of the Double ABCX Model of family adjustment and adaptation (McCubbin & Patterson, 1983). This model describes the impact of family stressors as a process whereby a family experiences a pile-up of stressors and strains (aA Factor), attempts to react to the situation using existing and new resources (bB Factor), gives meaning to the total crisis situation (cC Factor), and attempts to adapt and maintain a sense of balance (xX Factor) in the family. Surprisingly, while a substantial number of participants went to siblings for support in dealing with stressful family events (56% of males and 64% of females), a substantial number did not (44% and 36%, respectively). Gender was not found to impact the number of siblings participants disclosed to. Younger siblings were more likely to go to older siblings for support in dealing with stressful events. In terms of the configuration of sibling support networks, sister pairs outnumbered mixed gender pairs and brother pairs. Siblings were found, in general, to provide few unique specific forms of support when compared to parents, non-parental adults, and peers. The implications of this study and directions for future research arc also discussed.Item The effects of differential parental treatment on the quality of the sibling relationship in two family contexts(Texas Tech University, 1997-05) Fowler, Kerri DianeNot available