Clare M. Stocker

TL;DR: The Adult Sibling Relationship Questionnaire (ASRQ; R. P. Lanthier & C. Stocker, 1992) was developed with 2 samples (N = 383) as mentioned in this paper.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined associations between changes in sibling relationships and changes in parental differential treatment and corresponding changes in children's adjustment and found that as sibling relationships improved over time, children's depressive symptoms decreased over time.

TL;DR: This article examined the associations between marital conflict and children's relationships with siblings and peers, and found that marital conflict was associated with problematic sibling and peer relationships, and that the link between conflict and sibling rivalry was also mediated by children's feelings of self-blame for their parents' conflict.

Abstract: Preadolescents' perceptions of their sibling relationships and links between sibling and parent-child relationships were examined in 103 families In home interviews, mothers, fathers and both first- and second-born children rated their family relationships, and, in a series of seven daily telephone interviews, first-borns reported on how much time they spent in dyadic activities with each parent Both first-borns' and second-borns' behavior toward their siblings was characterized by three dimensions: affection, rivalry and hostility No mean differences emerged between first- and second-borns' ratings of their own behavior in their sibling relationships Siblings' ratings of affection were positively correlated, but their ratings of rivalry and hostility were unrelated Children whose relationships with fathers were characterized by high levels of warmth reported exhibiting less hostility and rivalry and more affection toward their siblings Maternal warmth was negatively related to sibling rivalry and h

TL;DR: The authors found that sibling conflict at time 1 predicted increases in children's anxiety, depressed mood, and delinquent behavior 2 years later, and that earlier sibling conflict accounted for unique variance in young adolescents' Time 2 anxiety and depressed mood.