Shared Understanding of Parental Differential Treatment in Families
Kowal, Amanda Mary
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Description
Title
Shared Understanding of Parental Differential Treatment in Families
Author(s)
Kowal, Amanda Mary
Issue Date
1998
Doctoral Committee Chair(s)
Kramer, Laurie
Department of Study
Human Resources and Family Studies
Discipline
Human Resources and Family Studies
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
Ph.D.
Degree Level
Dissertation
Keyword(s)
Sociology, Individual and Family Studies
Language
eng
Abstract
Previous research has revealed that children's perceptions and attributions about parental differential treatment (PDT) moderates the established association between PDT and sibling relationship quality. The present study extended this line of research by examining whether associations between perceptions of parental differential treatment and sibling relationship quality are moderated by levels of concordance between parents' and children's perceptions about differential parental behaviors. Parents' attributions about why they treat their children differentially were also examined. Sixty-six children, aged 14-17 years, their siblings who were 2 to 4 years younger, and their parents were interviewed separately about differential treatment in their families and about the quality of the children's sibling relationships. Results revealed that shared perceptions among family members about why differential treatment occurs in their families were associated with reports of more positive sibling relationship quality. These results highlight the importance of advocating familial communication about differential parental behaviors.
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