From Parents to Siblings and Peers: The Wonderful Story of Social Development

SAGE Open

Isabelle Roskam¹ 

关键词: attachment security;    sibling relationships;    social competences;    peer relationships;    epigenetic;    social network model;   

DOI  :  10.1177/2158244015611455

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

The objective of the current research was to test the hypotheses arising from the epigenetic view of social development and from the wider perspective offered by the social network model with three interactional systems, that is, child–parent, child–sibling, and child–peer. They were tested in two prospective longitudinal studies using a multi-informant and multi-method strategy. Study 1 was conducted among 83 children and their parents and Study 2 among 190 children. Attachment security with parents was assessed when the children were 4 years of age, relationships with siblings at 5 years of age, and relationships with peers at 6 years of age. Attachment to parent was found to explain a limited part of variations in later social relationships with siblings and peers. The sibling interactional system had a consistent and enduring effect on later peer relationships. With regard to the two theoretical backgrounds under consideration, neither was able to account for equivocal findings displayed in the two studies as well as in previous research. The wonderful story of social development seems to be a very complex process for which new models are needed.

【 授权许可】

CC BY