Relationships between adult siblings

Bedford, Victoria Hilkevitch; Auhagen, Ann Elisabeth; Salisch, Maria von; Robertson, Ann

doi:10.1017/cbo9780511586552.007

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“…Discriminative parental solicitude (DPS: Daly, Salmon, & Wilson, 1997;Daly & Wilson, 1980, 1987, 1993, 1995 was derived from Hamilton's (1964) idea of inclusive fitness and Darwinian ideas of natural selection. In line with other evolutionary theories, DPS advances the idea that psychological mechanisms evolved because of their contribution to fitness.…”

Section: Discriminative Parental Solicitudementioning

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Differential Solicitude of Social Support in Different Types of Adult Sibling Relationships

Mikkelson

Floyd

Pauley³

2011

Journal of Family Communication

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The sibling relationship is one of the longest relationships in people's lives, and it is one of the most diverse as it occurs in many different forms. The current investigation seeks to identify differences in the amount of social support received in adult sibling relationships. The sample consisted of 411 participants in 6 different types of sibling relationships: identical twins, fraternal twins, full biological siblings, half-biological siblings, stepsiblings, and adopted siblings. Employing of ideas of discriminative parental solicitude, we developed a hypothesis about which types of siblings receive the most social support from their siblings. The basic prediction was that siblings who are more genetically related to one another receive more social support than siblings who are less genetically related. Results supported these predictions, even when social and relational explanations were controlled.

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Section: Discriminative Parental Solicitudementioning

confidence: 99%

Differential Solicitude of Social Support in Different Types of Adult Sibling Relationships

Mikkelson

Floyd

Pauley³

2011

Journal of Family Communication

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“…A lack of high-quality relationships is associated with negative consequences such as anxiety, depression, loneliness, and poor physical health (Rowe & Kahn, 1998). Both friends and siblings are important sources of positive socialization across the life span (Bedford, 1996;Cicirelli, 1985;Hartup & Stevens, 1997). An alternate (and not contradictory) perspective is that psychological well-being influences individuals' social relationships (see Adams, 1988).…”

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“…Developmentalists examining family relationships have shown the unique influences of sibling relationships in many areas of child development (Dunn, Slomkowski, & Beardsall, 1994). Researchers of adult social relationships have also shown a growing interest in siblings, particularly regarding sibling relationships in old age (Bedford, 1996;Cicirelli, 1989;Gold, 1990). Similarly, social relationships outside the family arena have received attention at many stages of the life span.…”

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“…However, researchers interested in adults have not approached the study of siblings and friends in a similar manner. There are large literatures on older adult friendships (Adams & Blieszner, 1989, 1994Blieszner & Adams, 1992;Sherman, de Vries, & Lansford, 2000) and sibling relationships (Bedford, 1989(Bedford, , 1996Bedford, Volling, & Avioli, 2000;Cicirelli, 1985Cicirelli, , 1989Gold, 1989Gold, , 1990Gold, Woodbury, & George, 1990). Although Connidis (1989) examined characteristics of sibling relationships that are related to defining the sibling as ''a friend,'' investigations of sibling relationships and friendships have generally remained separate areas of inquiry.…”

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Sibling relationships and best friendships in young adulthood: Warmth, conflict, and well‐being

Sherman

Lansford

Volling

2006

Personal Relationships

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Although much work addresses the importance of siblings and friendships in separate investigations, few studies simultaneously examine both relationships. Young adults (N ¼ 102, M age ¼ 18.7) were surveyed about their friendships, their sibling relationships, and their psychological well-being (assessed by self-esteem and loneliness). Participants with harmonious (high warmth, low conflict) sibling relations and same-gender friends had the highest well-being. Participants with affect-intense (high warmth, high conflict) sibling relationships had low well-being. However, participants who had low-involved (low warmth, low conflict) and affect-intense same-gender friendships did not differ in well-being. When examining joint effects, having a harmonious same-gender friendship compensated for having a low-involved sibling relationship, but having harmonious sibling relations did not compensate for having low-involved friendships. Overall, the results underscore the importance of positive and negative relationship properties and the joint effects of multiple relationships.We are grateful for the efforts of four anonymous reviewers whose feedback on previous versions of this paper improved it greatly. We are deeply appreciative of the efforts of Daniel Perlman, whose knowledge and editorial expertise, as well as kindness and support, were invaluable during the evaluation process.Correspondence should be addressed to Aurora M. Sherman

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“…Beyond the family, brotherhood often resembles a male-male friendship in terms of companionship and voluntariness. Compared to friends, however, brothers have a more extensive shared history, usually expect greater and more unconditional social support from each other, and are more likely to expect permanence in their relationship and to maintain contact at least for its own sake (Bedford, 1993;Walters, 1982).…”

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Brotherly love I: The experience of closeness in the fraternal dyad

Floyd

1996

Personal Relationships

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The present research explicates the experience of closeness in dyadic relationships between brothers. A total of 160 respondents comprising 80 intact brother dyads described situations or events in which they felt particularly close to each other. Phenomenological analyses identified five themes characterizing the cxpericncc of closeness among brothers: shared conversation, solidarity, companionship, shared pcrceptions and memories, and surviving shared adversity. Some of these themes confirmed prior research on siblings or male-male relationships, whereas others have not cmerged in previous studies. Results are discussed in relation to contemporary appeals for a more inclusive theoretical approach to the study of close relationships.Who can fathom the relations of brothers? To this day I consider my life as tied to yours as to anyone else's in the world, to my wife's or to my son's, to our sister's or to our mother's. You are more a part of me than any of them.Ethan Canin, Blue River (1991) Brotherhood is a dynamic and complex union. Brothers may be at once drawn to each other through their familial connection and pulled apart by masculine role proscriptions against male-male intimacy. In an ongoing relational tension, brothers often experience intense loyalty, solidarity, and closeness with each other, despite equally intense feelings of competition, jealousy, and rivalry. The present study explicates the ways brothers experience and express closeness in their relationships despite such tensions.

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Relationships between adult siblings

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Differential Solicitude of Social Support in Different Types of Adult Sibling Relationships

Differential Solicitude of Social Support in Different Types of Adult Sibling Relationships

Sibling relationships and best friendships in young adulthood: Warmth, conflict, and well‐being

Brotherly love I: The experience of closeness in the fraternal dyad

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