Communication Among Emerging Adult Siblings
type: CreativeWork
description: The study sought to explore the emerging adult sibling dyad through qualitative 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 communication. Extant research on the emerging adulthood stage of life is limited. The current study explored the sibling dyad during this phase of life, and three themes emerged: siblings become friends, changes during emerging adulthood, conflict negotiation, and taking a parental role.
abstract: The study sought to explore the emerging adult sibling dyad through qualitative 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 communication. Extant research on the emerging adulthood stage of life is limited. The current study explored the sibling dyad during this phase of life, and three themes emerged: siblings become friends, changes during emerging adulthood, conflict negotiation, and taking a parental role.
author: Paulsen, Jessica Leigh
keywords: Relationship Maintenance Behaviors, Conflict, Birth Order, Emerging Adulthood, Siblings, Communication in Families, Interpersonal Communication, Communication, Developmental Psychology, Interpersonal and Small Group Communication, Psychology
date published: 2013-05-01T07:00:00Z
date modified: 2026-07-24T06:08:26Z
provider: Western Kentucky University
publisher: Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
type: WebPage
source organization: Western Kentucky University