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Adler, Jeffrey Steven. "Siblings of Incest Victims: Sibling-Victim Relationships and Adjustment." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1989. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc330888/.
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The non-victimized siblings in incestuous families have often been ignored in research, literature, and treatment. This study explored these siblings' 1) relationship to the victim, 2) attribution of blame, and 3) adjustment. Participants were 30 non-victimized siblings of incest victims, between the ages of 8 and 14. They completed the Sibling Relationship Questionnaire, the Revised Children's Manifest Anxiety Scale, the Self-perception Profile for Children, the Children's Depression Inventory, and a questionnaire developed for this research. Participants' scores were compared with the normative sample scores on several measures.
Siblings perceived little warmth and closeness in their relationships to their victimized sisters. Rivalry and conflict were within normal limits. Siblings blamed victims and other family members less than expected, with the greatest amount of blame attributed to perpetrators. Adjustment was impaired. Males demonstrated less athletic competence, less global self-worth, more worry and oversensitivity than normative samples. Females showed a tendency toward less global self-worth and heightened general anxiety. Siblings' overall level of emotional distress was higher than most of the normative samples.
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Bernard, Julia M. "Siblings." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2017. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/5801.
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Woo, Amelia Huibin. "Siblings of Children with Disabilities: Examining Sibling Well-Being and Sibling Relationship Quality." Thesis, McGill University, 2007. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=111285.
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Note:The effects of disability on sibling well-being and sibling relationship quality wereevaluated. Particularly, two disabilities (Phelan-McDermid syndrome and attentionhyperactivity disorder) with significantly different functional implications were examined.Siblings completed measures on behavioural and emotional functioning, self-concept,and sibling relationship quality. For both disability groups, no positive or negative effectson sibling weIl-being were found when compared to siblings oftypicaIly developingchildren. Sibling relationship quality was different for aIl three groups of siblings. Whenthere was disability in the home, siblings reported less intimacy in their relationships.Siblings of children with Phelan-McDerrnid syndrome reported more mutual admiration,more power and less conflict in their relationships than siblings oftypically developingchildren. They also reported more warmth in their relationship than siblings of childrenwith attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. The importance of understanding howdisability in the home can affect siblings is emphasized.
Les effets de troubles de santé sur le bien-être d'enfants de même famille et sur lesrelations entre frères et soeurs furent évalués. Particulièrement, deux syndromes, lesyndrome de Phelan-McDermid et le Trouble du Déficit de l'Attention avec ou sansHyperactivité (TDAH), qui ont implications pratiques significativement différentes furentexaminés. Les entants de même famille ont complété des questionnaires sur leurfonctionnement émotionnel et comportemental, leur concept de soi et la qualité de larelation avec leur frère ou leur soeur. Pour les deux groupes d'enfants avec un frère ouune soeur atteinte d'un trouble quelconque, aucun effet positif ou négatif sur le bien-êtrefut découvert comparativement aux enfants de familles typiques. Toutefois, la qualité desrelations entre enfants de même famille était différente dans les trois groupes. Quand l'undes enfants était atteint d'un trouble, moins d'intimité était rapportée dans la relationentre frères et soeurs. Les frères et soeurs d'enfants atteints du syndrome de PhelanMcDermidont déclaré qu'ils éprouvaient plus d'admiration, plus de pouvoir et moins deconflits entre eux que chez des enfants de familles typiques. Ils ont aussi exprimé plus detendresse dans leur relation que dans les familles d'enfants avec un TDAH. Cet ouvragesouligne également l'importance de comprendre comment les problèmes de santé d'unenfant peuvent affecter les autres enfants de leur famille.11
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Witcombe-Hayes, Sarah. "Siblings, sexualities, and secrets : exploring the sibling coming out experience." Thesis, Cardiff University, 2014. http://orca.cf.ac.uk/73368/.
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This thesis presents an in-depth, qualitative mixed method (QMM) inquiry into the coming out experiences of 19 lesbian, gay, bisexual (LGB) and 6 heterosexual brothers and sisters. It investigates what happens to sibling relationships, sibling identities, and sibling practices when non-heterosexuality is disclosed or discovered. This study seeks to explore how LGB individuals manage their sexuality in sibling and wider family dynamics; the difficulties of keeping secrets, the fears of being rejected, and the joys or disappointments experienced as they negotiate their new sexual identities. This study also explores how heterosexual siblings are emotionally affected by the disclosure of their sibling’s sexuality, and the impact that non-heterosexuality can have upon the relationships between brothers and sisters over time. The analysis is based upon data generated through semi-structured interviews, sibling sticker charts, research diaries, and debrief meetings. The research concludes that heterosexual siblings are significant in the process of coming out, but that disclosure is often far from simple. What is revealed is that the lives of siblings are meshed in wider family connections (specifically parents) and that the decisions about whether or not to come out to heterosexual brothers and sisters are often made in light of family responsibilities, obligations and commitments. The research shows that when parents hold homophobic or hostile attitudes towards non-heterosexuality this can create barriers to openness between siblings, causing tension in family relationships. Findings also suggest that when LGB individuals do come out the reactions from their heterosexual siblings are complex and often tied up in understandings of their relational family connections. Heterosexual sibling stories show a range of simultaneous, competing, and non-liner emotions about having an LGB brother or sister, including happiness, shock, concern, and anger. When attention is paid to the impact of disclosure over time this research shows that coming out can change the relationships between LGB and heterosexual brothers and sisters in mostly positive ways, although there can also be some negative consequences for these relationships. Sibling connections can become stronger, closer, and more supportive post disclosure. This seemingly troubles the persuasive discourses of crisis and rejection from families that have been entrenched in family coming out stories.
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Thompson, Olivia. "Adopting siblings : the sibling relationship in parental narratives of adoption." Thesis, Birkbeck (University of London), 2015. http://bbktheses.da.ulcc.ac.uk/139/.
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This study examines an aspect of adoption which has been given only limited or partial attention in adoption research even though it is an increasing trend in adoption practice: sibling adoption. For adoption practitioners the issue of whether to place siblings together or apart is a vexed one. This is the dilemma upon which research on sibling adoption has focused, developing approaches to assessing the sibling relationship to help evaluate the benefits and disadvantages of keeping siblings together, whilst keeping the needs of the individual children in mind. The present research was motivated by what appeared to be a significant oversight in thinking around this dilemma: the possible impact of the sibling relationship on the adoptive parents. This oversight seemed indicative of a twofold omission: firstly, of a distinction between the meaning and implications for the adoptive parent-couple of adopting siblings rather than an individual child; secondly, of a full recognition of the complexity of sibling relationships - particularly those born out of early experiences of neglect and relational trauma - and how they might play out in the context of an adoption placement. With the aim of addressing these omissions I interviewed a small sample of adoptive parents and made their narratives of the experience of adopting a sibling-pair the object of my study. My hope was thus to shed some light on what it is like for previously childless couples to become the parents of siblings. My experience of doing the interviews and a narrative and thematic analysis of the parents’ accounts lead to some interesting findings: whilst the interviews elicited rich stories about their adoption experiences, it was difficult to hold the parents to talking about the sibling story. The affective vector seemed to lie in the respondents’ narratives of personal transformation or affirmation through the adoption, rather than in their encounters with the sibling relationship. In my discussion I consider how a sense of omission has often been expressed in sibling research, despite a growing literature on the subject. With reference to Mitchell’s psychoanalytic propositions about the role of siblings in our internal world, and Laplanche’s concepts of ‘going astray’ and ‘covering-over’ in psychoanalysis, I posit that we struggle to engage with the complexity of siblinghood both in theory and practice because of the profound and enduring existential threat that real and fantasied siblings pose to the individual’s sense of security, self-identity and value in the family, the group and any social milieu.
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Kaminsky, Laura Anne. "Psychosocial adaptation and sibling relationships in siblings of children with autism." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1998. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/tape15/PQDD_0005/MQ34968.pdf.
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Rossiter, Lucille. "Siblings of individuals with intellectual disabilities, psychological functioning and sibling relationships." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2000. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp03/MQ54744.pdf.
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Aldrich, Lindsey L. "The Association Between Sibling Type, Sibling Relationship Quality, and Mental Health from Adolescence into Young Adulthood." Bowling Green State University / OhioLINK, 2021. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1617280384983733.
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Davetian, Benet. "Reconsidering the siblings : a critical study of Robert Bly's The Sibling Society." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1998. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/tape15/PQDD_0005/MQ39450.pdf.
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McNamara, Laura Elizabeth. "Siblings of people with autism : the experiences of the non-autistic sibling." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/43432.
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Research shows that the relationships people have with their siblings have significant influence on their lives. This applies to sibling groupings of all sizes and constellations including ones where a sibling has a disability. The focus of this research is on the typically-developing siblings of persons with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). Historically research on the siblings of people with ASD has focused on the impressions and evaluations of parents and teachers or used quantitative approaches to evaluate their experiences. This has left a gap regarding the stories of people with siblings who have ASD. The purpose of this study is to explore the experiences of having a sibling with ASD on a person’s life from a qualitative descriptive approach. Semi-structured interviews with five participants illuminate the experience of growing up with a sibling with ASD. The participants described experiencing relational closeness and contrasting distance, differential treatment, and specific roles like caregiver and teacher. Several themes emerged from participant stories including “a sense of normalcy”, difficulty, and feelings of loneliness, depression, anger, resentment, guilt, and fear.
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Cameron, Meyer Marcella. "Sibling Legacy:Stories about and Bonds Constructed with Siblings Who Were Never Known." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1427981949.
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Jennings, Melissa. "Siblings' perceptions of their divorce experiences and the qualities of the sibling relationship." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1999. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape7/PQDD_0003/MQ43542.pdf.
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West, Karen Elizabeth Poe. "Siblings of elementary gifted students: The sibling relationship, self-concept and classroom behavior." W&M ScholarWorks, 1991. https://scholarworks.wm.edu/etd/1539618708.
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This study was undertaken for the purpose of determining if the siblings of gifted elementary students differ significantly from siblings of non-gifted elementary students in sibling affection, self-concept, or observable classroom behavior; and to investigate the relationship between sibling affection and self-concept, sibling affection and observable classroom behavior, and self-concept and observable classroom behavior.;The sample was selected from a large, urban school district located in the Mid-South. Thirty-eight pairs of siblings were selected from two-sibling families in which both children were enrolled in grades 3 through 6. Group 1 (Gifted/Siblings) consisted of first-born children who were state certified as intellectually gifted and who were participating in a gifted program and their second-born siblings who were continuously enrolled in regular classroom programs. Group 2 (Older/Younger) consisted of first-born children and their second-born siblings where both were continuously enrolled in regular classroom programs.;All participants were administered the Piers-Harris Children's Self-Concept Scale and the Family Relationship Inventory; half the participants were also administered the Bene-Anthony Family Relations Test, Children's Version. The Devereux Elementary School Behavior Rating Scale II was completed by the classroom teacher and demographic information was gathered by a parental questionnaire.;It was hypothesized that (1) siblings of gifted elementary students did not differ significantly (p {dollar}<{dollar}.05) from siblings of non-gifted elementary students in sibling affection, self-concept, or observable classroom behavior; and that (2) there was no significant relationship (p {dollar}<{dollar}.05) between sibling affection and self-concept, sibling affection and observable classroom behavior, or self-concept and observable classroom behavior.;The study found that siblings of gifted elementary students did not differ significantly (p {dollar}<{dollar}.05) from siblings of non-gifted elementary students in self-concept or observable classroom behavior; they also did not differ significantly (p {dollar}<{dollar}.05) in sibling affection on the Family Relationship Inventory. On the Bene-Anthony Family Relations Test, however, the siblings of gifted elementary students differed significantly (p {dollar}<{dollar}.01) from siblings of non-gifted elementary students in terms of raw scores; they were significantly more negative.;There was a significant (p {dollar}<{dollar}.05) relationship between self-concept and observable classroom behavior in siblings of gifted elementary students. No significant relationship existed between sibling affection and self-concept or between sibling affection and observable classroom behavior in siblings of gifted elementary students.;Further study is needed to evaluate these results in a highly competitive school environment, with a clearly established definition of giftedness, and designed to include parental perceptions.
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Chambers, Cynthia R. "Providing Supports for Siblings." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2008. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/3900.
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Friedman, Freda Baron. "Siblings of a certain age the impact of aging parents on adult sibling relationships /." Click here for text online. The Institute of Clinical Social Work Dissertations website, 2002. http://www.icsw.edu/_dissertations/friedman_2002.pdf.
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Dissertation (Ph.D.) -- The Institute for Clinical Social Work, 2002.A dissertation submitted to the faculty of the Institute of Clinical Social Work in partial fulfillment for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.
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Richardson, Shana Strickland. "A Developmental Approach to Sibling Relationships: Disaggregating the Components of Sibling Relationship Quality over Time for Siblings of Individuals with Intellectual Disability." Digital Archive @ GSU, 2009. http://digitalarchive.gsu.edu/psych_theses/55.
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Siblings can serve as significant companions and caregivers for individuals with ID throughout the lifespan. Yet, the developmental course of sibling relationships for siblings of individuals with ID has not been well addressed in the current literature. Thus, the current study examined change over time in four dimensions of relationship quality (power, intimacy, conflict, and rivalry) as well as how the constellation variables of sex, birth order, and age differences affected the development of relationship quality. Sibling relationships were found to have a stable power structure, with the nondisabled sibling reporting higher levels of power in the relationship. Developmental trajectories indicated that these relationships grew in positive regard while levels of conflict decreased over time. Yet, behaviors characterizing intimate relationships did not show similar increases. Constellation variables were found to have effects on specific relationship dimensions, including conflict and intimate behaviors.
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Roche, Rosa M. "Death of a Brother or Sister: Siblings' Perception of their Health, Treatments and the Associated Health Care Costs." FIU Digital Commons, 2014. http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/1519.
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Death of a child is a very painful experience for parents and remaining siblings who experience physiological and emotional symptoms as described by the parents. There are few reports from the remaining siblings on their physical and emotional health and even less data on their treatments and associated health care costs after sibling loss. The purpose of this study in children who have lost a sibling in the NICU/PICU, ER or those who have been sent home on technology dependent equipment to die, is to compare parents’ and children’s perceptions of the surviving sibling’s health, identify factors related to these perceptions, and describe treatments for the sibling’s physical and mental health at 2 and 4 months after a sibling’s death. Sixty four surviving siblings and their parents reported on the siblings’ mental and overall health. Available treatment charges (visits to the emergency room, physician office, hospitalization, and any health services (mental & physical) since the sibling death were collected from bills and insurance receipts. Cause of child death (acute or chronic) was collected from the deceased child’s hospital record. The relationship between parent and sibling’s perception of the surviving sibling’s health, and anxiety and depression at 2 and 4 months post the death were measured using the Children’s Depression Inventory and the Spence Anxiety Scales. Data were analyzed using: T-Tests, ANOVA, Pearson correlations, frequencies and descriptive statistics. Findings indicated that at 2 and 4 months parent’s perceived their surviving siblings’ health to be better than the child perceived his/her health to be. At 4 months fathers rated the siblings’ health compared to their peers lower than the siblings. Greater child anxiety was related to lower father’s ratings of the child’s health now and compared to peers. Treatments and charges increased from 2 months to 4 months with males having more treatments than females. The majority of the treatments consisted of routine physician visits, non-routine physician visits, emergency room/urgent care visits and counseling. Study findings can help guide healthcare providers and educators in identifying those children that are at high risk for negative health effects after the death of a sibling.
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Osmanowski, Magdalena [Verfasser]. "How families produce inequality: sibling configuration and the allocation of resources among siblings / Magdalena Osmanowski." Bielefeld : Universitätsbibliothek Bielefeld, 2016. http://d-nb.info/1084887800/34.
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Yu, Shuqi S. Y. "Sibling Warmth, Coping, and Distress among Emerging-Adult Siblings of Individuals with and without Autism." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/103937.
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Sibling relationships have been proven to be influential to the well-being of emerging adults. However, the diversity of individuals, particularly in regard to siblings of individuals with disabilities, has rarely been examined. Therefore, the current study explored the association among sibling relationships, coping, and well-being of emerging adults who have non-disabled siblings or autistic siblings. A single online survey was distributed to people between 18-25 who have non-disabled siblings or autistic siblings. The results found that siblings of autistic individuals reported significantly less sibling warmth, less gratitude, and more emotion suppression than siblings of a non-disabled brother or sister. In addition, optimism, gratitude, and emotion suppression were mediators that affected how sibling warmth related to individual’s distress. Furthermore, optimism and gratitude could be mediators that influenced the relationship between sibling warmth and individual’s resilience. In conclusion, the current study proposed that the difference of coping styles may be the underlying mechanism of worse well-being of siblings, and more perceived sibling warmth may be a buffer for ASD-Sibs’ resilience and coping.M.S.
Sibling relationships can provide great supports for people during emerging adulthood (18-25 years old). The current study explored how sibling relationships affected emerging adults’ distress. We recruited non-disabled individuals who had an autistic sibling or a non-disabled sibling, and distributed them into ASD-group and ND-group correspondingly. There were 26 participants in ASD-group and 73 participants in ND-group. We found that people who had autistic siblings reported less sibling warmth, gratitude attitude, and more emotion suppression compared to people who had non-disabled siblings. We also found that sibling warmth affected distress by influencing optimism, gratitude, and emotion suppression. In addition, sibling warmth affected individual’s resilience by influencing optimism and gratitude. In conclusion, we proposed that for emerging adults who had an autistic sibling, clinical practitioners should focus more on their coping styles and their sibling relationships.
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Gilvin, Michael David. "A Qualitative Look at how Sibling Bereavement From Unnatural Causes of Death Affects Surviving Siblings." ScholarWorks, 2018. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/4517.
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The purpose of the study is to fill the gap in the literature regarding sibling bereavement. This study explored how sibling bereavement from unnatural causes of death affects surviving siblings. Bereavement affects millions of Americans every year. Most grieve naturally, but some experience complicated grief or depression. Many studies address parental and spousal bereavement, but few focus on sibling bereavement. This study fills that gap in the literature so that mental health care professionals and the general public understand what bereaved siblings experience after the death of a sibling. The study was a phenomenological study using social constructivism as a theoretical lens to explore how sibling bereavement affects surviving siblings. Open-ended interviews were collected from 10 bereaved siblings. Those interviews were then transcribed and categorized using a 7 step process to review and organize all relevant statements. Results of this study shows that sibling bereavement can be a life changing event for surviving siblings affecting all aspects of life and leaving unanswered questions and feelings of guilt. Participants also state they felt overlooked after the death leading to delayed grief. Participants concluded that sibling grief is subjective, so any treatment plan should be catered to the individual based on their relationship to the deceased sibling and the role the sibling played. This study can bring about positive social change by helping mental health care workers understand sibling bereavement better so that they may help those suffering from complicated grief following the loss of a sibling.
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Paulsen, Jessica Leigh. "Communication Among Emerging Adult Siblings." TopSCHOLAR®, 2013. http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/1265.
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The study sought to explore the emerging adult sibling dyad through qualitativeinquiry. By doing so, the collected data bring new meaning to why and how emerging adult siblings communicate. Also, by including both siblings, this study sought to highlight a different perspective of sibling communication. Extant research on the emerging adulthood stage of life is limited. The current study explored the sibling dyad during this phase of life, and three themes emerged: siblings become friends, changes during emerging adulthood, conflict negotiation, and taking a parental role.
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Cannarella, Amanda Marie. "Sibling Relationship Quality and Future Planning among Siblings of Adolescents with Developmental Disabilities: A Mixed Methods Approach." Thesis, Boston College, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/2345/2593.
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Thesis advisor: Penny Hauser-CramThis study involves secondary analysis of data from the Early Intervention Collaborative Study (EICS; Hauser-Cram, Warfield, Shonkoff, & Krauss, 2001), a longitudinal investigation of children with disabilities and their families. Presented is a mixed methods investigation of the relationship between future planning issues and sibling relationship quality when the teen with a disability (DD) was in adolescence (15 and 18 years old). First, future planning issues were examined contemporaneously with sibling relationship quality using hierarchical regression. Second, future planning issues from when the teen with DD was 15 years old were investigated in their relation to change in sibling relationship quality from ages 15 to 18 using lagged OLS regression. Third, qualitative content analysis was used to analyze sibling responses to a series of open-ended questions concerning the future at age 15 (1 question) and age 18 (4 questions). Siblings were asked "what have you learned by living with your brother or sister?" at both time points. In the first set of analyses, discussion of the teen's needs with parents, teen functional skills, sibling gender match, and sibling expectation of future roles were found to significantly relate to sibling relationship cooperation when the teen was 18. Additionally, sibling birth order was related to sibling conflict at age 18. In the second set of analyses, sibling relationship closeness was found to decrease over adolescence and sibling pessimism at age 15 was found to negatively relate this decrease. Finally, in the results for the qualitative analysis, various themes in sibling responses are discussed. More specifically, patterns arose in the change of sibling responses: trends reflecting a decrease in sibling relationship closeness, trends reflecting increasing role asymmetry in the sibling relationship, and trends reflecting sibling development. Future research must further examine the sibling relationship by using a developmental perspective and by taking into account the dynamic nature of sibling roles. The findings support the design of family-based interventions that address future planning explicitly with siblings and parents. Finally, improving the current resources and support for siblings may potentially increase siblings' perception of sibling relationship quality in these sibling pairs
Thesis (PhD) — Boston College, 2012
Submitted to: Boston College. Lynch School of Education
Discipline: Counseling, Developmental, and Educational Psychology
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Janus, Magdalena Ciesielska. "Social development and behavioural reciprocity in young rhesus monkeys with their siblings and non-siblings." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 1989. https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/245018.
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This study aimed to assess the influence of relationships with partners close in age on the development of social competence in immature monkeys. Social relationships between 28 sibling and non-sibling immature captive rhesus macaques, (Macaca mulatta), 4 to 40 months old, living in four social groups, were investigated. First, the characteristics of affiliative and agonistic aspects of those relationships were described. Then, the degree to which social behaviours were reciprocated in dyads of immatures, and possible factors influencing the reciprocity were examined. For affiliative behaviours like play, grooming and proximity, Interaction Reciprocity, reflecting the behaviour of two individuals during their interactions, and partner reciprocity reflecting the behaviour of two monkeys in relation to the behaviour of each individual towards other available partners, were assessed for each pair of siblings and of non-siblings. Interaction Reciprocity in play was based on the ratio of play initiations, in grooming on the ratio of time spent grooming, and in proximity on the ratio of approaches and leavings due to each partner. The affiliation levels between immature rhesus monkeys shown in grooming and proximity were most affected by their kinship. As such, they reflected the differences found in patterns of affiliation among adults. The differences shown in play were much less pronounced but they were also biased towards siblings, which were more frequent partners than non-siblings. Among non-siblings, age difference was the key factor influencing their affiliation: same-age partners were more affiliated than partners born in different years. High levels of affiliation did not preclude high levels of aggression. Siblings were more aggressive to each other than non-siblings, but their agonistic interactions involved less severe aggression and more reciprocity, in so far as immatures were more likely to respond aggressively when attacked by a sibling than by a non-sibling. Dominance ranks, which were fairly stable between pairs of immatures, seemed to influence patterns of play initiations, grooming and proximity to a certain extent. Interaction Reciprocity was higher among siblings than among non-siblings only in grooming. However, non-sibling grooming Interaction Reciprocity was higher between reciprocal partners than between non-reciprocal ones. Play Interaction Reciprocity was high between reciprocal play partners. In play, grooming and proximity siblings were more often reciprocal partners than non-siblings. Siblings were also more likely to be reciprocal partners in more than one behaviour than non-siblings. Immatures did not reciprocate agonistic aid by aiding the former supporter. However, coalitions and coalitions for aids or vice versa were reciprocated, and it happened more often in sibling than in non-sibling dyads. Generally, sibling relationships were more likely to be reciprocal than relationships between non-siblings. On the basis of this evidence, the concept of reciprocity is discussed as a useful framework for considering the patterns and quality of relationships between immature monkeys, as well as for mechanisms of their social development. The degree of reciprocity observed in immatures may have implications for the development of reciprocal exchange, observed in the behaviour of adult primates.
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Hardeman, Andrea Genice. "A Different Voice: Nonadopted White Siblings Talk About Their Experiences Growing up with Black Siblings." BYU ScholarsArchive, 2010. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/2170.
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This study explores the notion of racial empathy and whether or not the nonadopted white siblings in transracially adoptive families develop the ability to empathize within the context of race. Specifically, I look at the following three questions: Do white siblings who have black adopted siblings develop racial empathy – the ability for one to personally identify with racially sensitive issues that affect persons of a separate racial category – toward blacks outside of their family by virtue of their interactions with the adoptee? What are the different dimensions of racial empathy? How is racial empathy displayed at each dimension? Participants are interviewed in-depth about their experiences being reared with black siblings. Ten out of 15 participants developed racial empathy in at least one dimension by virtue of having black adopted siblings. This is a limited sample (e.g. gender, class, religious affiliation) and the findings cannot be extrapolated; however, these findings suggest that further research needs to be conducted on racial empathy, as well as the nonadopted white siblings.
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Sump, Katherine. "Probationers' Quality of Life Based on Their Perception of Sibling Relationship." ScholarWorks, 2016. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/3074.
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The quality of life of probationers remains low when reestablishing life in society.
Research has been conducted on how siblings can provide support to juveniles, yet
minimal research supported how adult sibling relationships have affected probationers'
quality of life. The purpose of this study was to explore the phenomenon of the effect
sibling relationships may have on probationers' quality of life. Attachment theory was
used as a theoretical framework to support the factors relating to sibling relationship
types. This research study used a qualitative interview design in order to explore
probationers' perspective of their sibling relationship type and quality of life. The sample
(N = 6) came from Transcendence Foundation, a facility providing support to
probationers in the South Central Region of Minnesota. A thematic analysis was used to
interpret the perceptions probationers have of their relationship with their sibling and how
it affects their quality of life. Based on the results from past research studies and this
research study, siblings with supportive, warm, and positive relationships reduce the
negative aspects and feelings of probationers. The results of this study could potentially
help probationers increase their quality of life through the development of interventions
involving sibling support. A higher quality of life can create positive social change for
probationers reentering into society by increasing their feelings of self-worth and
reducing recidivism.
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Greene, Jennifer. "Support groups for siblings of children with autism spectrum disorders : perspectives of siblings and group leaders." Thesis, University of East London, 2010. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.533030.
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This research is the first in the UK to explore siblings and Group Leader's experiences of autism specific support groups. Increasingly there is recognition of taking a systems approach to children with autism and the needs of their siblings. However, very little is known about sibling support groups in the UK and about the impact of support groups on siblings of children with Autism Spectrum Disorders. The research explored the Group Leaders experiences of setting up and running autism sibling support groups and the sibling's experiences of the support groups. Semi structured interviews were carried out with siblings and group leaders. Michael Fullan's model of organisational change was used to explore group leader's experiences of setting up the groups. The FRAME (fun, relieve isolation, acknowledge feelings, model coping strategies and enhance knowledge) framework advocated by Sibs, a UK charity, was employed to explore the sibling's experiences of the groups. Theoretical `top down' thematic analysis was conducted on the two data sets. A number of conclusions were drawn from the findings. The GLs identified siblings of children with ASD as a vulnerable group which required support and so filled a gap in services by initiating and advocating for groups. The group format varied from one day to longer term. There appeared to be more benefits from attending longer term groups compared to one day groups however all groups clearly benefitted those who attended them. FRAME served as a useful framework for planning sessions for the group however it was recognised that tailoring activities to the siblings needs was important. Most GLs obtained siblings views at the start and throughout sessions to ensure their needs were being met. The sibling's experiences of living with a sibling with ASD were consistent with previous research findings and reported both positive and difficult experiences. The children reported positive outcomes from attending the siblings support groups, these were; having fun, making friends, discussing feelings, learning more about autism and learning new strategies to cope. The benefits of the support groups were threefold; they offered social, educational and therapeutic support. Finally, implications and recommendations for supporting siblings of children with ASD are discussed. The future of support groups for siblings of children with ASD relies on becoming embedded in organisation's structures and policies. This research provides evidence to advocate for holistic support to the family and not simply centre support on the diagnosed child and parents.
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Bomb, Pinky. "Social skills and siblings in India." Diss., Columbia, Mo. : University of Missouri-Columbia, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10355/4295.
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Thesis (M.S.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2005.The entire dissertation/thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file (which also appears in the research.pdf); a non-technical general description, or public abstract, appears in the public.pdf file. Title from title screen of research.pdf file viewed on (November 27, 2006) Includes bibliographical references.
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Sanders, R. "Siblings, social work and child abuse." Thesis, Swansea University, 2002. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.638762.
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This dissertation is the result of exploratory research into the significance of sibling relationships in social work with children and families. It poses five research questions relating to the emphasis on sibling relationships by social workers, the impact of adversity on children's sibling relationships, how abuse influences sibling relationships, whether sibling relationships are able to buffer the impact of abuse, and finally considers the issue of differential risk to children within families. These questions are addressed both by a review of the literature and through two empirical studies. The first study surveyed child and family social workers about their own sibling configurations and their attitudes to siblings in their work. The social workers were then asked to use a tool, the Sibling Checklist, in their work with children and families. After six months the checklists were analysed and the social workers were interviewed. The second study was a file study of the sibling relationships of children whose names were added to the child protection register. A range of quantitative and qualitative data analysis techniques, (including computer-assisted analysis of qualitative data), were employed. The findings suggest that sibling relations are a neglected aspect of social work intervention with children and families. In part this may be because there is not a great deal of empirical evidence about the impact of adverse circumstances on children's sibling relationships. Abuse has a harmful impact on the relationships between siblings as well as adverse consequences for the children as individuals, although this appears to vary depending upon the type of abuse. This impairment of the sibling relationships by interfamilial abuse may undermine the ability of sibling relationships to buffer the child against the worst effects of abuse. There was no evidence to suggest that children who are not targeted for abuse in families are less at risk of the harmful consequences of abuse than those who are targeted.
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Sanders-Warmack, Courtney. "Siblings of the mildly mentally handicapped." DigitalCommons@Robert W. Woodruff Library, Atlanta University Center, 1991. http://digitalcommons.auctr.edu/dissertations/999.
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Ten students were mailed postcards inviting them to participate in the study. The student's demographic data and background data were completed on-site by the researcher. The purpose of this study was to recognize the nonhandicapped sibling, and to examine stress as a factor influencing expressed attitudes towards the handicapped sibling. The research question for this study was: (1) Is there a difference in the levels of stress in siblings of handicapped children as indicated on the Child Anxiety Scale? The Null Hypothesis was: There is no difference in the level of stress as measured by the Child Anxiety Scale.
Results of this research study indicate that siblings of the handicapped show a significantly high level of stress as indicated on the Child Anxiety Scale.
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Beardsall, L. "Conflict between siblings in middle childhood." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 1986. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.383714.
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Knight, Susan M. "Siblings-Chips Off the Old Block?" College of Agriculture, University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ), 1991. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/295686.
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Woller, Nikki Marie. "Emotional Dysregulation and Adaptive Skills Among Siblings of Bipolar Children." ScholarWorks, 2016. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/2707.
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The purpose of this study was to understand the effects of pediatric bipolar disorder on child siblings. A quantitative quasi-experimental research design was used. According to family systems theory, which was used in the formation of this study, all family members are interconnected and affect each other in a variety of ways. The research questions investigated whether children demonstrated more emotional dysregulation and fewer adaptive skills when a bipolar sibling was living in the home than when there was no bipolar sibling. The matched comparison study used 2 groups of children: those with bipolar siblings and those without bipolar siblings. Parents completed the BASC-2 Parent Rating Scale in order to measure adaptive skills and emotional dysregulation in their non-bipolar children. Parents were recruited via social media parent support sites. Thirty-four families included in the study group had 1 bipolar child and at least 1 nonbipolar child living in the home; 31 families in the comparison group had no bipolar children. All children were under the age of 18, living together full time, had a biological or legal relationship, and did not have any other mental health diagnosis. A multivariate analysis of variance was used to test the hypotheses. The study found that children with bipolar siblings demonstrated significantly higher levels of emotional dysregulation (both externalization and internalization) than did children without bipolar siblings. There was no significant difference in reported adaptive skills between the 2 groups of children. This study has social change implications as it identifies the emotional needs of sibling children who are routinely overlooked as needing assistance. This study provides the groundwork for clinicians and educators working in the pediatric mental health field to begin exploring potential treatments and programs for siblings of bipolar children.
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Richardson, Shana S. "A developmental approach to sibling relationships disaggregating the components of sibling relationship quality over time for siblings of individuals with intellectual disability /." unrestricted, 2009. http://etd.gsu.edu/theses/available/etd-04172009-221954/.
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Thesis (M.A.)--Georgia State University, 2009.Title from file title page. Frank Floyd, committee chair; Diana Robins, Chris Henrich, committee members. Description based on contents viewed Aug. 13, 2009. Includes bibliographical references (p. 69-75).
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(UPC), Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas, Jolene van der Kaap-Deeder, Maarten Vansteenkiste, Bart Soenens, Tom Loeys, Elien Mabbe, and Rafael Gargurevich. "Autonomy-Supportive Parenting and Autonomy-Supportive Sibling Interactions: The Role of Mothers’ and Siblings’ Psychological Need Satisfaction." SAGE Publications, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10757/578660.
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Autonomy-supportive parenting yields manifold benefits. To gain more insight into the family-level dynamics involved in autonomy-supportive parenting, the present study addressed three issues. First, on the basis of self-determination theory, we examined whether mothers’ satisfaction of the psychological needs for autonomy, competence, and relatedness related to autonomy-supportive parenting. Second, we investigated maternal autonomy support as an intervening variable in the mother–child similarity in psychological need satisfaction. Third, we examined associations between autonomy-supportive parenting and autonomy-supportive sibling interactions. Participants were 154 mothers (M age = 39.45, SD = 3.96) and their two elementary school-age children (M age = 8.54, SD = 0.89 and M age = 10.38, SD = 0.87). Although mothers’ psychological need satisfaction related only to maternal autonomy support in the younger siblings, autonomy-supportive parenting related to psychological need satisfaction in both siblings and to an autonomy-supportive interaction style between siblings. We discuss the importance of maternal autonomy support for family-level dynamics.Peer review
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Murray, John Stephen. "Social support for school-age siblings of children with cancer : a comparison between parent and sibling perceptions /." Digital version accessible at:, 2000. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/utexas/main.
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Henderson, DeAnna L. "A Phenomenological Case Study of the Impact of Autism Spectrum Disorders on the Sibling Relationship." Ohio University / OhioLINK, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1273190650.
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Graff, Carol Ann. "Understanding the Perspective of Adolescent Siblings of Children with Down Syndrome Who Have Multiple Health Problems." BYU ScholarsArchive, 2010. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/2162.
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The purpose of this qualitative descriptive study was to obtain information from adolescent siblings of children with Down syndrome (CWDS) regarding their perceptions of living with a child who has Down syndrome (DS). Twenty-three adolescents between 12 and 19 years of age who lived with a child who had DS and additional health problems including cardiac, endocrine, gastrointestinal, hematological, neurological, and behavioral conditions were interviewed individually. After examining the tape recorded interviews, major themes revealed both positive and negative aspects of living with a child with DS who has major health problems. However, overall the adolescents reflected more positive experiences than negative experiences. In addition, most adolescents interviewed said they would not change anything about their experience. One interesting finding was that most participants did not believe the child with DS would ever live independently, perhaps because of the additional health problems these CWDS have. Information gained from this study provides information for nurses and families to help better understand adolescent sibling perceptions about living with a CWDS so more appropriate and individualized nursing interventions can be provided for siblings and their families. This information can assist nurses in supporting similar families gain better coping skills, learn more about the impact of DS on families, and provide information on stress management and nursing interventions to support family growth and development especially for adolescents who have the added responsibility of caring for and living with a CWDS.
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Roberts, Sara Louise. "Siblings of children and young people with autism : an exploration of typical siblings' constructions, perceptions and coping responses." Thesis, Cardiff University, 2012. http://orca.cf.ac.uk/37780/.
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The inter-sibling relationships of children and young people with autism have generally been overlooked in the literature. Whilst research has increasingly focused on this topic, relatively little is known about the constructions, perceptions and coping responses of typical siblings of children and young people with autism. A child with autism in the family presents a unique challenge and little is known about how this impacts on typical siblings. Typical siblings of children and young people with autism are proposed to be at increased risk for adjustment difficulties, as a result of interactions between complex genetic and environmental variables. Semi-structured, open-ended interviews were conducted with twelve adolescent typical siblings to explore their constructions, perceptions and coping responses. The data was analysed using thematic analysis and nine broad themes emerged: (1) knowledge and understanding of autism; (2) perceptions; (3) the quality of the inter-sibling relationship; (4) the impact of their brothers’ condition; (5) coping strategies; (6) perceptions of others; (7) support; (8) the future; and (9) acceptance and ambivalence. These themes were developed into models and the findings present initial evidence which accounts for some variability in typical siblings’ constructions, perceptions and coping responses. Such factors have important implications for individual adjustment, inter-sibling relationships, intra-familial relationships and global family functioning. These findings may be used to inform future large scale research designs, with a view to developing comprehensive assessment and support services for typical siblings of children and young people with autism. The Educational Psychologist (EP) will be integral in identifying typical siblings who may be at risk for adjustment difficulties. The EP is also well placed to develop interventions and support services for typical siblings of children and young people with autism. Therefore, this research is direct relevance to the EP, as well as those working with children and young people with autism and their families.
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Leith, Jaclyn E. "Personal Loss in Well Siblings of Adults with Serious Mental Illness: Implications for Caregiving, Growth, and Sibling Needs." Bowling Green State University / OhioLINK, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1308104801.
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Roe, Diana, and n/a. "Siblings of disabled children : and investigative study." University of Canberra. Education, 1986. http://erl.canberra.edu.au./public/adt-AUC20061107.154253.
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Research on the families of the disabled
suggest that the advent of a child with a
disability will cause a far-reaching effect on
the mother, father, siblings and the family's
relationship with the outside world. Researchers
have differed on the extent and causes of
difficulties faced by the siblings, with many
inconsistencies and contradictions shown. Some
studies have found behavioural problems and
lowered self-esteem, and others suggest an
increase in altruism and compassion. An
investigative study was implemented, with
siblings from 29 families with a disabled child,
matched with siblings from 29 families with no
identified disabled sibling. Patterns of family
outings, the use of support services and
perceptions of difficulties faced by the family
were examined. The matched siblings were
compared on the Coopersmith Self-Esteem
Inventory, measures of altruism, and behaviour
as seen by both teachers and parents. The
children also were questioned on their
perception of family cohesion and their
involvement with other family members. Major
findings of the study were a pattern of social
isolation for the families, and perception of
isolation within and outside the family for both
the parents and the siblings. The siblings
scored significantly lower on the Coopersmith
Inventory, and parents perceived them as having
more behavioural difficulties than the controls'
parents. No significant difference in altruism
was found between the two groups of siblings.
The finding that some siblings are coping well,
whilst others are showing severe difficulties is
ilustrated by four case studies. A number of
limitation s of the study are discussed.
particularly the wide range of variables
investigated, and difficulties with some
instruments. Further areas of research are
suggested, including exploring the relationships
and interactions within the family. It is
concluded that for both the siblings and the
whole family, the development of strong support
networks and help in reframing perceptions and
expectations may help to overcome the feelings
of intra-family and extra-family isolation.
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Falk, Michael. "Frankenstein's siblings : self-deformation in Romantic literature." Thesis, University of Kent, 2018. https://kar.kent.ac.uk/69476/.
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According to a widely-accepted interpretation, Romantic literature is characterised by a particular conception of the self. For the Romantics, the self was deep and developmental. We are not born with a stable sense of identity, but have to discover or create one through a course of reflective experience. To explore this form of selfhood, the Romantics developed new forms of literature. They wrote lyrical poems and plays depicting the formation of consciousness in nature, "Bildungsromane" depicting the formation of people in society, and autobiographies depicting the formation of the author in the world. The self-formation interpretation of Romanticism remains influential today, even though decades of historicist scholarship have uncovered numerous unfamiliar texts, and new aspects of familiar texts that the concept of self-formation cannot explain. The biggest, yet frequently disregarded problem with the self-formation interpretation is that so many Romantic texts seem to be about exactly the opposite. The most famous example is "Frankenstein" (1818). Victor and his creature, far from forming coherent senses of identity, are deformed by their experience. In this thesis, I consider a range of other deformed selves in British Romanticism, from the sad protagonist of Amelia Opie's "Adeline Mowbray" (1805) to the speaker of John Clare's sonnets and the heroes of Joanna Baillie's tragedies. I describe the different kinds of self-deformation these authors portray, and show how they shaped their texts in order to portray it. While other scholars-most recently Alan Richardson, Andrea Henderson, Jacques Khalip and Michael Gamer-have considered neglected varieties of selfhood in Romantic literature, this is the first study which systematically considers the relationship between deformed selfhood and the different forms of Romantic writing. I am thus able to provide wider and more powerful descriptions of the major Romantic genres. The self-formation interpretation has affected how scholars define and evaluate every genre of Romantic literature. In each chapter, I tackle a different one, showing how our received understanding of the genre is challenged by texts of self-deformation. Chapter 1 lays the philosophical groundwork. In it, I show how eighteenth-century ideas about self-deformation survived into Romantic-era thought. In Chapter 2, on fiction, I compare Amelia Opie's "Adeline Mowbray" to Maria Edgeworth's "Vivian" (1812). In these tragic anti-Bildungsromane, the very possibility of self-formation is questioned, as the protagonists are ensnared in social conventions. In Chapter 3, on poetry, I analyse the sonnets of Charlotte Smith and John Clare, which resist the synthesis of mind and nature usually held to be typical of Romantic lyric. In Chapter 4, on life-writing, I focus on Moore's "Letters and Journals of Lord Byron, With Notices of his Life" (1830-31), whose baggy form mirrors its subject's "multiform" personality, and embodies its author's sceptical, Humean philosophy of self. In Chapter 5, on drama, I compare the gothic tragedies of Joanna Baillie and Charles Harpur, which reveal the frightening and metaphysical aspects of Romantic self-deformation. As I argue throughout this thesis, it is no coincidence that readers have often found these texts ugly and banished them from the canon. They challenge our received notions of genre, and so can appear deformed, when in fact their apparent deformities are sound aesthetic strategies for portraying self-deformation. To show how well-formed they are for this purpose, I employ a range of digital techniques, such as text analysis, sentiment analysis and character networks. Not only can these techniques uncover hidden aspects of a text's structure, but they also allow precise, large-scale comparisons of many texts, allowing me to demonstrate for the first time that these apparently marginal books about misfits and failures are actually central to Romantic debates about aesthetics and selfhood. The Romantic self, I argue, is mysterious and complex, and its deep and developmental aspects are often in conflict. The self can be deformed by deep inner forces, as in Opie, Smith and Baillie, and grow into a monstrous, malformed self. Or it can be deformed by excessive openness to external influence, as in Edgeworth, Clare and Harpur, and crumble into a formless self. Moore's multiform Byron is malformed and formless all at once, and indeed the two paradigms of self-deformation mix in complex ways in all these texts. These are Frankenstein's siblings, the agonised villains, quivering victims and self-annihilating mystics who stalked the darker byways of the Romantic mind, shedding new light on the challenges of self-identity, and its burden.
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Graham, Nicholas Dale. "The Heritability of Refractive Error between Siblings." The Ohio State University, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1275350173.
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Carter, Faye Isobel. "Exploration of siblings' explanatory models of autism." Diss., Restricted to subscribing institutions, 2008. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1581479771&sid=1&Fmt=2&clientId=1564&RQT=309&VName=PQD.
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Petalas, Michael Anthony. "Siblings of children with autism spectrum disorder." Thesis, Bangor University, 2009. https://research.bangor.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/siblings-of-children-with-autism-spectrum-disorder(433e6208-c6e9-4767-b48e-7d083c69f5af).html.
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Minor, John Kyle. "The secret and the sacred are siblings." Thesis, University of Iowa, 2013. https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/6616.
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The Secret and the Sacred Are Siblings is a collection of fiction divided into three sections. The first, "Two Dispatches from Jesusland," contains two stories set in the United States, among disaffected fundamentalists. The second, "Three Koulev-Ville Stories," contains two short stories and a novella set in Haiti, among expatriates and locals. The third section contains two excerpts from The Sexual Lives of Missionaries, a novel-in-progress.
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Deighton, Christopher M. "Studies in rheumatoid arthritis in same-sexed sibships." Thesis, University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, 1992. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.309062.
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Visconti, Brian, Victor W. Harris, Ginny Hinton, and Alison Schmeer. "Through the Eyes of a Child: What Life is Like for Typically Developing Siblings of Siblings with Autism Spectrum Disorder." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2019. https://dc.etsu.edu/secfr-conf/2019/schedule/38.
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Ball, Louise Elaine. "Attempted suicide in the family : the siblings' experience." Thesis, City University London, 2010. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.538332.
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Bishop, Sunette. "The experiences of siblings of children with autism." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/19952.
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Thesis (MEdPsych)--Stellenbosch University, 2012.ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Autism or Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a condition that presently affects approximately 1 out of every 110 children globally and indications are that the prevalence thereof is steadily on the rise. ASD is a complex neurological condition that impairs social interaction, communication and behaviour. Research on the wide-ranging effects of ASD and its unique characteristics in each child with ASD is widely available. Several studies allude to the fact that ASD has an impact on the family unit, but very few researchers have investigated the experience in the Western Cape Province, South Africa, from a sibling's perspective. The current situation leaves researchers, parents and siblings with very little data on the subject and inadequate support is available to address the specific needs of siblings. The aim of this study was to investigate siblings' views on living with a brother/sister with ASD. The central research question relates to the experiences of siblings of children with ASD. Sub-questions were focused on exploring their perceptions of ASD; relationships with brothers/sisters with ASD, peers and parents; sibling responsibilities and worries; and the extent of the pressure they experience as a result of the related added responsibilities. This is a qualitative study within an interpretive/constructivist research paradigm. The study was guided by an ecosystemic perspective as the theoretical framework. The methods of data collection comprised semi-structured interviews with siblings of children with ASD and open-ended questionnaires for parents. The qualitative research methods embraced the uniqueness of each sibling's experience and allowed participants the freedom to express this. Eight participants were purposefully selected for this study. The participants were between the ages of seven and seventeen years and each one had a brother who had been diagnosed with ASD. All the siblings lived with the brother with ASD and their parents in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. Siblings were from different genders, as well as diverse socio-economic and cultural groups. All the parents of the siblings were biological parents and in all cases were married with no visible signs of marital stress. Several principles were adhered to in this study, to ensure that the research was ethical. Several important themes emerged from the study. These include the siblings' need for information pertaining to ASD; worries and feelings of guilt experienced by siblings as a direct result of ASD; responsibilities that siblings feel obliged to take on; the nature of relationships with a brother with ASD, parents and peers; the need for support structures; and an indication of the type of support that siblings require.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Outisme of Outistiese Spektrum Versteuring is 'n toestand wat tans na raming 1 uit 110 kinders wêreldwyd affekteer en dit wil voorkom asof die getalle stelselmatig toeneem. Outisme is 'n komplekse neurologiese versteuring wat 'n impak op sosiale interaksie, kommunikasie en gedrag het. Navorsing in die kompleksiteite van Outisme in kinders is redelik vrylik beskikbaar en navorsers dui aan dat die kondisie ook 'n impak op die gesin het. Tans is daar baie min navorsing wat op die ervarings of belewenis van sibbe van kinders met Outisme in die Wes-Kaap, Suid Afrika, fokus. Die gevolg hiervan is 'n daadwerklike tekort aan data tot die beskikking van navorsers, ouers en sibbe ten einde gepaste ondersteuning aan sibbe te bied. Die doel van hierdie studie was om die sibbe van kinders met Outisme se oogpunt en ervarings te ondersoek. Die sentrale navorsingsvraag het beoog om te ontdek wat sibbe se belewenis van hul lewe saam met 'n broer/suster met Outisme behels. Ondergeskikte vrae hou verband met die sib se persepsie van Outisme; verhoudings met 'n broer/suster met Outisme, eweknieë en ouers; die sib se verantwoordelikhede en meegaande kommer en druk; ondersteuning wat tans beskikbaar is; en die ondersteuning waaraan sibbe 'n behoefte toon. Die studie is kwalitatief van aard binne 'n interpretiwistiese/konstruktiwistiese navorsingsparadigma. Die onderliggende teoretiese raamwerk van hierdie studie is die ekosistemiese perspektief. Data is ingesamel deur middel van semi-gestruktureerde onderhoude met sibbe, asook oop-einde vraelyste aan ouers. Kwalitatiewe navorsingsmetodes het die uniekheid van elke sib se ervaring in ag geneem en sibbe toegelaat om hulle ervarings vrylik uit te druk. Agt deelnemers is doelgerig gekies vir die studie. Die deelnemers was tussen die ouderdomme van sewe en sewentien jaar oud en elk het 'n broer wat met Outisme gediagnoseer is. Die sibbe bly tans saam met hul ouers en 'n broer met Outisme in die Wes-Kaap, Suid Afrika. Die sibbe het vanuit verskillende geslagte, asook verskeie sosio-ekonomiese en kulturele agtergronde gekom. Die ouers van die sibbe was almal biologiese ouers, steeds getroud met geen merkbare spanning in die huwelik nie. Verskeie etiese beginsels is in die studie gehandhaaf ten einde etiese korrektheid te verseker. Verskeie belangrike temas het na vore gekom. Dit sluit die volgende in: 'n Behoefte by die sibbe aan inligting rakende Outisme; sibbe se ervaring van bekommernisse en skuldgevoelens as 'n direkte gevolg van Outisme; verantwoordelikhede wat deur sibbe aanvaar word; die aard van verhoudinge met die broer met Outisme, ouers en gelykes; die behoefte aan ondersteuning; en 'n aanduiding van die tipe ondersteuning wat deur sibbe verlang word.
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Thorpe, Jared D. "Adolescent Depressive Symptomology: Do Siblings Hurt or Help?" BYU ScholarsArchive, 2020. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/8445.
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Adolescents in the United States are currently experiencing a mental health crisis. While evidence shows that parents play an important role in shaping the mental health of youth, little has been done to understand how siblings may contribute to the psychological well-being of adolescents. I examine this association through the lenses of social capital and resource dilution perspectives. Social capital theory suggests that siblings may act as an additional source of resources, such as social support, which promote positive mental health. In contrast, resource dilution theory posits that the presence of siblings decreases the availability of parental resource in a way that negatively impacts adolescent psychological well-being. Utilizing a sample of 6,454 American youth from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health, I estimate a series of Generalized Linear Models predicting adolescent CES-D depression scores. Results, which are largely consistent with a resource dilution perspective, indicate that having three or more siblings is detrimental to the mental health of adolescents. These results indicate that interventions aimed at improving or protecting adolescent mental health should be targeted at creating networks that provide additional sources of adult social support for children from large families.