Advisor | Harcourt, Kate | |
Author | Purvis, Alaina | |
Date Accessioned | 2017-06-19T15:08:43Z | |
Date Available | 2017-11-28T18:03:38Z | |
Date Created | 2017-05 | |
Date of Issue | 2017-05-03 | |
xmlui.metadata.dc.date.submitted | May 2017 | |
Identifier (URI) | http://hdl.handle.net/10342/6302 | |
Description | Although sibling relationships are potentially the longest relationship a person will experience (Bank & Kahn, 1997), researchers know relatively little about the role of sibling relationships in youth development in comparison to research on parent-child relationships (Deater-Deckard, et al., 2002). Previous research has emphasized the importance of understanding sibling relationships throughout the transition to adulthood, and how romantic relationships are incorporated into an emerging adult’s social sphere (Conger & Little, 2010). Utilizing secondary data analysis on a sample of emerging adults (N=540), the current study aimed to determine the influence of sibling relationships on current romantic relationships. Sibling relationship quality in emerging adults was not found to be a significant predictor of romantic relationship quality. Participant sex, sibling sex constellation, and birth order were explored as potential moderators. Participant sex emerged as a moderator of this relationship. For males, romantic relationship quality increases as sibling relationship quality increases. For females, romantic relationship quality decreases as sibling relationship quality increases. | |
Mimetype | application/pdf | |
Publisher | East Carolina University | |
Subject | sibling relationships | |
Subject | romantic relationships | |
Title | Determining the Influence of Sibling Relationships on Current Romantic Relationships | |
Type | Honors Thesis | |
xmlui.metadata.dc.date.updated | 2017-06-14T19:42:19Z | |
Department | Child Development and Family Relations | |
xmlui.metadata.dc.degree.name | BS | |
xmlui.metadata.dc.degree.level | Undergraduate | |
xmlui.metadata.dc.degree.discipline | Family and Community Services | |
xmlui.metadata.dc.degree.grantor | East Carolina University | |
xmlui.metadata.dc.degree.department | Child Development and Family Relations | |
xmlui.metadata.dc.access.option | Restricted Campus Access Only | |
xmlui.metadata.dc.embargo.lift | 2017-11-01 | |
xmlui.metadata.dc.type.material | text | |