Citation: Winkler, M., Bedford, V., Northcott, S. and Hilari, K. (2014). Aphasia blog talk:How does stroke and aphasia affect the carer and their relationship with the person with aphasia?. Aphasiology, doi: 10.1080Aphasiology, doi: 10. /02687038.2014 This is the unspecified version of the paper.This version of the publication may differ from the final published version. Permanent AbstractBackground: Carers of stroke survivors with aphasia are at risk of experiencing negative bio-

In order to better understand which factors contribute to variations in the quality of adult child-parent bonds, this study considered parental unfairness in the treatment of offspring during childhood. Using social exchange, self-esteem maintenance, and socialization models to predict different outcomes, memories of least favored status (LFS) were examined in relation to affectional intergenerational solidarity. A secondary analysis of a Swedish data set was conducted. Parent-child dyads were studied within three-generational lineages consisting of a grandmother (G1), her adult child (G2), and the grandchild (G3). Comparing parents and children, ratings of LFS were more predictive of the quality of the bond for children. Comparing generations of parents, LFS memories were more predictive for G2 than for G1. Comparing generations of children, there were no differences. The uniqueness of older parents in family research is considered, and an agenda for future research is suggested.

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The present article was an attempt to integrate the two disparate literatures on sibling conflict in childhood and adulthood with a particular emphasis on the potential benefits of conflictual sibling relations for adult well-being and competence. The extant literature on children's sibling conflicts underscores that conflictual exchanges may actually be related to increases in children's social and emotional competence, the development of self and identity formation, sibling relationship quality, and the subsequent parenting of one's own children. We presented descriptive data bearing on similar categorical benefits from our interviews with middle-aged and older adults with respect to sibling conflict in childhood and adulthood. Based on these findings, we recommend that future research on adult social relations should seriously consider the many ways in which challenge, conflict, and adversity in social relationships may contribute to developmental outcomes, both "good" and "bad."

The present study attempted to understand the contradictions in the literature concerning the persistence of ambivalence in adult sibling relationships. It examined a potential source of systematic variation—gender and developmental differences in awareness of underlying feelings about one's age-near, same-sex sibling. Respondents were a random sample of 60 eligible child-rearing (CR) and empty nest (EN) subjects, age 30 to 69. Underlying feelings about the targeted sibling were assessed using the Sibling Thematic Apperception Test. Conscious feelings were assessed using selfreport scales of positive feelings, negative feelings, and contact frequency. For CR women, ratings and corresponding theme frequencies of the projective stories were significantly correlated, but only for positive aspects of the relationship. For EN women, correlations were limited to negative aspects. Contact frequency was strongly associated with separation concerns for CR men and EN women. These findings partially support the differential effects of the “parent˙al imperative” and its aftermath on personality characteristics, particularly for women.