Siblings

Question 1

What did Minuchin (1985) suggest?

Answer 1

Family systems theory = triad of marital relationship, father-child relationship and mother-child relationship

Question 2

What is the integrity of subsystems?

Answer 2

Systems composed of subsystems that may be studied in their own right

Question 3

What is circularity of influence?

Answer 3

All components are mutually interdependent

Question 4

What is stability and change?

Answer 4

Systems are vulnerable to outside influences

Question 5

What did Dunn & Kendrick (1980) find?

Answer 5

Mothers positive attention to first borns decreased with sibling arrival and negative attention increased

Question 6

What did Stocker et al (1989) find?

Answer 6

Mothers direct more affection and attention to the younger sibling

Question 7

What did Garcia et al (2000) find?

Answer 7

Maternal rejection is most significant in predicting the developmental of aggression, not delinquency

Question 8

What did Pike et al (2005) find?

Answer 8

Older siblings adjustment predicted sibling relationship quality

Question 9

What is the spillover effect?

Answer 9

One persons emotions can affect how people around them feel