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Associations among Mexican-origin youth’s sibling relationships, familism and positive values, and adjustment problems.

Year: 2020

Type: article

Abstract: Time 1 = 15.70 years) siblings from an 8-year longitudinal study of 246 Mexican-origin families, we conducted path analyses to test whether older siblings' reports of sibling intimacy predicted younger siblings' later positive values and adjustment problems controlling for prior adjustment and maternal and paternal warmth. Additionally, we tested whether younger siblings' familism values moderated and their positive values mediated the sibling intimacy to adjustment problem linkages. Findings revealed that sibling intimacy in early adolescence predicted younger siblings' adjustment problems in young adulthood via their positive values in later adolescence, but only for younger siblings with strong familism values. This study highlights the importance of examining promotive factors, such as positive relationship qualities and familism values, and how positive values protect against problems in young adulthood. Results also have practical implications for prevention programs including the utility of promoting positive sibling relationships and values. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved).

Source: Journal of Family Psychology

DOI: 10.1037/fam0000801

Authors: Sarah E. Killoren, Lorey A. Wheeler, Kimberly A. Updegraff, Susan M. McHale, Adriana J. Umaña-Taylor

Institutions: University of Missouri, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Arizona State University, Pennsylvania State University, Harvard University

Language: English

Topic: Psychosocial Factors Impacting Youth

Subfield: Sociology and Political Science

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funders: National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development