The current study examined associations between perceived family functioning, sibling relational dynamics, and individual's self-reported personal adjustment and internalizing problems among 8- to 11-year old children. Path analyses revealed significant direct effects between conflictual family functioning and children's psychological well-being (p < 0.05). Further, sibling conflict was found to indirectly affect these associations. Finally, significant interactions between family functioning and sibling dynamics were found suggesting that congruent relational dynamics at multiple levels of the family system had a cumulative impact on the child's well-being. Findings from the current study highlight the unique contributions of sibling relationships to the family and the child providing evidence for targeting the sibling relationship in clinical interventions and future family research.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc1538739 |
| Date | 08 1900 |
| Creators | Geerts, Ashley T. |
| Contributors | Riggs, Shelley A., Kaminski, Patricia, Murrell, Amy R. |
| Publisher | University of North Texas |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | v, 57 pages, Text |
| Rights | Use restricted to UNT Community, Geerts, Ashley T, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights Reserved. |
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