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Showing 1 to 16 of 16 for “"Adult siblings"”.
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Communication Among Emerging Adult Siblings
<p>The study sought to explore the emerging adult sibling dyad through qualitative<br />inquiry. By doing so, the collected data bring new meaning to why and how emerging adult siblings communicate. Also, by including both siblings, this study sought to highlight a different perspective of sibling …
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Brain Structure in Older Adult Siblings
… and cortical thickness in a sample of older adult full siblings: 2-4 individuals per pedigree; N = 75). Estimation of heritability was based on computation of intraclass correlations. Heritability estimates were higher for total cortical thickness compared to volumes. There was no evidence of …
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Growing up with autism: Experiences of adult siblings
… the self-report of ASD-sibs with reports from siblings who have a typically developing brother or sister (TD-sib; N = 342). In terms of relationship differences, ASD-sibs reported significantly more negative childhood experiences with their sibling, received less parental attention, and had …
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The psychosocial outcomes of adult siblings of adults with autism and Down syndrome
… is known regarding the psychosocial outcomes of adult siblings of adults with autism. Accordingly, the current study sought to: (1) illuminate factors that predict health-related quality of life, caregiver burden, and reported benefits in adult siblings of adults with autism, using a stress and …
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The Experiences of Emerging Adult Siblings of People with Schizophrenia: An Exploratory Qualitative Study
… the literature about the development of emerging adult siblings of people with schizophrenia. This study uses four sets of literature as a framework for this study, including emerging adult identity development, sibling identity development (and other psychodynamic theories), studies on siblings …
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The Experiences of Emerging Adult Siblings of People with Schizophrenia: An Exploratory Qualitative Study
… the literature about the development of emerging adult siblings of people with schizophrenia. This study uses four sets of literature as a framework for this study, including emerging adult identity development, sibling identity development (and other psychodynamic theories), studies on siblings …
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Sibling Warmth, Coping, and Distress among Emerging-Adult Siblings of Individuals with and without Autism
… to be influential to the well-being of emerging adults. However, the diversity of individuals, particularly in regard to siblings of individuals with disabilities, has rarely been examined. Therefore, the current study explored the association among sibling relationships, coping, and well-being …
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Sibling training for early future planning (step) project for adult siblings of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities: A pilot study
… of individuals with IDD. Given that many siblings expect to be caregivers for their brothers and sisters with IDD, it is important to support siblings during the transition to caregiving roles. However, there are few interventions supporting siblings of individuals with IDD with regard to …
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Psychological implications of affiliate stigma on siblings of individuals with intellectual disabilities
Siblings of people with intellectual disabilities (PWID) are a growing population in the United States (U.S). The literature on siblings of PWID has often been contradictory with some researchers claiming that growing up with a PWID has positive effects while others have found some siblings are at …
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Privilege in Families: Complexity in Adult Sibling Relationships
… the complexities of sibling relationships in adulthood. Through interviewing 13 adult siblings and 3 mothers from 4 families my goal was to gain a clearer picture of what privilege in families means. The sample consisted of a family with 3 sisters, a family with 3 brothers and a sister, a …
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Divergence in Siblings' Adult Attachment Security: Potential Contributors and Consequences
… concordance in attachment security between siblings during childhood and adolescence. The first goal of this dissertation was to estimate sibling concordance in adult attachment security and identify factors contributing to divergence. The Adult Attachment Interview (AAI) was administered to …
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Emerging adults’ sibling relationships and inter-sibling communication : general communication patterns and chronemic expectation violation in a text-based interaction
… on text-based communication between emerging adult siblings, this study was conducted to examine siblings’ general communication patterns and observe their online interaction on a text-based real-time chat platform: A dyadic conversation about choosing a gift for a family member. Based on the …
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Kinship and modernisation : an analysis of a Cham community of East Coast Peninsular Malaysia
… marriage patterns, relations between parents, adult children and adult siblings, the role of kinship in life course transitions and ceremonies, the utilisation of kinship in economic activities and the interplay of migration, ethnic identity and kinship, the study identifies the significance of …
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Siblings’ relational experiences of disability during young adulthood
… outcomes of and caregiving done by siblings of people with disabilities, rather than looking at how disability figures in the everyday relations that siblings both with and without disabilities share. Thus, even though it may be influential, little is known about siblings’ everyday …
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Coping, adjustment, and self-concept among siblings of the chronically mentally ill
<p>Seventy-four adult siblings of individuals with a schizophrenia spectrum disorder were interviewed by telephone regarding the effects that having a sibling with a chronic mental illness has had on them. Specifically, this study examined the effects that problem-focused coping, emotion-focused …
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Narrative Art Therapy with Adult Sibling Dyads
… study the efficacy of an art therapy group for adult sibling dyads. Due to the length and permanence of this relationship, siblings have the potential to provide much needed support to one another. Previous research on siblings has found a positive correlation between variables such as closeness …