Sibling Conflict in Middle Childhood: Influence of Maternal Context and Mother-Sibling Interaction over Four Years

Howe, Nina; Fiorentino, Lisa; Gariepy, Nadine

doi:10.1353/mpq.2003.0008

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“…Overall, the presence of the mother appeared to influence children's interactions during a play session, which is in line with previous research with younger children regarding the impact of parental presence on sibling interaction with younger children (e.g., Dubrow & Howe, 1999;Dunn, 1986;Howe et al, 2003). Specifically, children engaged in less pretense and their play was characterized by more frequent set-up themes and fewer creative themes in the mother's presence than in her absence.…”

Section: Maternal Influence On Sibling Play Collaboration and Creatsupporting

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“…In addition, there are very few studies examining the pretense of children entering middle childhood, a period when children have more developed linguistic and cognitive skills that may facilitate their ability to produce creative and shared meanings as they construct pretend scenarios. Finally, context, specifically maternal presence or absence, influences a variety of sibling behaviors, such as conflict, prosocial interactions, and pretend play (Corter, Abramovitch, & Pepler, 1983;Dunn, 1986;Howe, Aquan-Assee, & Bukowski, 1997;Howe, Fiorentino, & Gariépy, 2003). However, the association between sibling pretend play and creativity during maternal presence or absence has not been examined.…”

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Sibling Pretend Play in Early and Middle Childhood: The Role of Creativity and Maternal Context

Howe

Bruno

2010

Early Education & Development

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Sibling Pretend Play in Early and Middle Childhood: The Role of Creativity and Maternal Context

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Bruno

2010

Early Education & Development

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“…In addition to the direct implications of maternal behavior for child behavior and weight status, maternal behavior can have indirect effects by shaping the behavior of other family members who may influence the child's behavioral development (e.g., mother-child interactions may predict sibling aggression and sibling caregiving behavior towards the child) (Howe, Fiorentino, & Gariépy, 2003; Zukow-Goldring, 2008). Siblings are family members who are likely to influence the child's behavioral development.…”

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Sibling feeding behavior: Mothers as role models during mealtimes

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Siblings may act as caregivers and role models during mealtimes, and develop caregiving skills by observing and imitating the behavior of their mothers. The objective of this study was to examine the association between maternal feeding behaviors and encouragements to eat delivered from the sibling to the index child during mealtimes. Index children aged 4-8 years (n = 69) were videotaped while eating a routine evening meal at home with one sibling present. Encouragements to eat delivered from the sibling to the index child were coded from the videotapes. Mothers completed the Child Feeding Questionnaire and the Caregiver's Feeding Styles Questionnaire. Poisson regression was used to examine the association of maternal Pressure to Eat, Restriction, Monitoring, Verbal Direction, and Coercion with number of encouragements to eat delivered from the sibling to the index child. Models were adjusted for index child's age, sex, and race/ethnicity, and maternal education. Publisher's Disclaimer: This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final citable form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain. Conflicts of InterestNo conflict of interest was declared. HHS Public Access

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“…Given prior literature indicating that there is less sibling interaction when mothers are present (Corter et al, 1983), we hypothesized that the mother sitting with the children during mealtime would be associated with fewer encouragements to eat delivered by one sibling to another. In addition, given that mothers shape the content of sibling conversations (Howe, Fiorentino, & Gariépy, 2003), we hypothesized that mother-child engagement that was not food-related would be associated with fewer encouragements to eat delivered by one sibling to another. Conversely, we hypothesized that mother-child engagement that was food-related would be associated with more encouragements to eat delivered by one sibling to another.…”

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Maternal behavior as a predictor of sibling interactions during mealtimes

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Children who frequently experience encouragement or pressure to eat are more likely to exhibit less favorable eating behaviors and dietary outcomes. Siblings can encourage or pressure each other to eat during mealtimes, but the role of mothers in shaping sibling mealtime interactions is not understood. The objective of this study was to examine the association between the behavior of mothers and siblings during mealtimes. The associations of maternal presence and maternal engagement with children during mealtimes with encouragements to eat delivered by the child to his/her sibling were examined. Children aged 4–8 years (n = 73) were videotaped while eating a routine evening meal at home with one sibling present. Encouragement to eat delivered by the index child to the sibling, maternal presence, and non food-related and food-related maternal engagement were coded from the videotapes. Poisson regression showed that maternal presence was associated with fewer encouragements to eat from the index child to the sibling (rate ratio (RR): 0.40, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.26, 0.62). Each type of maternal engagement was independently associated with the number of encouragements to eat from the index child to the sibling: maternal engagement that was not food-related was associated with fewer encouragements to eat (RR: 0.62, 95% CI: 0.53, 0.73), while maternal engagement that was food-related was associated with more encouragements to eat (RR: 1.49, 95% CI: 1.22, 1.81). Future studies may explore how sibling interactions may mediate links between maternal behavior during mealtimes and children’s health-related outcomes.

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Sibling Conflict in Middle Childhood: Influence of Maternal Context and Mother-Sibling Interaction over Four Years

Cited by 19 publications

References 36 publications

Sibling Pretend Play in Early and Middle Childhood: The Role of Creativity and Maternal Context

Sibling Pretend Play in Early and Middle Childhood: The Role of Creativity and Maternal Context

Sibling feeding behavior: Mothers as role models during mealtimes

Maternal behavior as a predictor of sibling interactions during mealtimes

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