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 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.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Arts

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Department of Communication

Year

2013

Author dc:creator

• Paulsen, Jessica Leigh

Contributors dc:contributor

• Blair Thompson (Director), Jennifer Mize Smith, Ellen Bonaguro

• Relationship Maintenance Behaviors
• Conflict
• Birth Order
• Emerging Adulthood
• Siblings
• Communication in Families
• Interpersonal Communication
• Communication
• Developmental Psychology
• Interpersonal and Small Group Communication
• Psychology

Repository record dc:identifier

https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/1265

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:digitalcommons.wku.edu:theses-2269