TY - JOUR
T1 - Young adolescents' conflicts with siblings and friends
AU - Raffaelli, Marcela
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was supported by NIMH grant MH38324, awarded to Reed Larson. Data analyses were carried out and results written up while the author was a predoctoral fellow in the Clinical Research Training Program in Adolescence (CRTPA), jointly sponsored by the Center for the Study of Adolescence at Michael Reese Hospital and Medical Center and the Committee on Human Development at the University of Chicago, funded by NIMH institutional training grant number 2 T32 MH14668-12. Portions of this paper were presented at the Society for Research on Adolescence (March 1988), the Conference on Human Development (March 1990), and the Society for Research in Child Development (April 1991). 1Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Nebraska, 209 Burnett Hall, Lincoln, Nebraska 68588-0308. Received doctorate from the Department of Psychology (Committee on Human Development) at the University of Chicago. Current research interests include the developmental impact of homelessness, parent-child communication about sexual issues, and cultural influences on sexuality.
PY - 1997/10
Y1 - 1997/10
N2 - One hundred twelve white, middle class 10-14-year-olds participated in a descriptive study of conflict with their closest sibling and best friend. Analysis of questionnaire ratings (completed by all participants) revealed that frequency of conflict was significantly related to ratings of the friend's importance and satisfaction with the friendship but was not related to sibling relationship ratings. Descriptions of specific conflicts in the two relationships (provided by 81 youngsters) were compared to examine the onset, process, and aftermath of conflict. Conflicts between siblings and friends differed in how they were structured and experienced, suggesting that conflict functions differently in each relationship. The possible developmental implications of relationship differences in interpersonal conflict are discussed, and directions for future research identified.
AB - One hundred twelve white, middle class 10-14-year-olds participated in a descriptive study of conflict with their closest sibling and best friend. Analysis of questionnaire ratings (completed by all participants) revealed that frequency of conflict was significantly related to ratings of the friend's importance and satisfaction with the friendship but was not related to sibling relationship ratings. Descriptions of specific conflicts in the two relationships (provided by 81 youngsters) were compared to examine the onset, process, and aftermath of conflict. Conflicts between siblings and friends differed in how they were structured and experienced, suggesting that conflict functions differently in each relationship. The possible developmental implications of relationship differences in interpersonal conflict are discussed, and directions for future research identified.
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U2 - 10.1023/A:1024529921987
DO - 10.1023/A:1024529921987
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0031329501
SN - 0047-2891
VL - 26
SP - 539
EP - 558
JO - Journal of youth and adolescence
JF - Journal of youth and adolescence
IS - 5
ER -