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Pathways of Influence: Marital Relationships and Their Association with Parenting Styles and Sibling Relationship Quality

Auteurs: Jeong Jin Yu, Wendy C. Gamble

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Child and Family Studies | Uitgave 6/2008

Abstract

We investigated the associations among marital relationship quality, mothers’ parenting styles, and young children’s sibling relationship quality drawing on the principles of family systems theory. Survey data were collected from 130 mothers who had a target child (mean age = 4.6 years) with a sibling close in age. The sample consisted of participants who self-identified as Mexican-American (49%), European-American (20%), and Taiwanese in Taiwan (24%). Structural equation modeling was used to test the direct and indirect effects of marital relationships on children’s sibling relationship quality through parenting styles and the reciprocal association between sibling relationship quality and parenting styles. The findings revealed evidence of a direct effect of marital relationships on sibling relationship quality and bidirectional relations between sibling relationships and parenting styles. The importance of research on bidirectional associations between sibling relations and parenting styles is discussed.

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Titel: Pathways of Influence: Marital Relationships and Their Association with Parenting Styles and Sibling Relationship Quality
Auteurs: Jeong Jin Yu
Wendy C. Gamble
Publicatiedatum: 01-12-2008
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Child and Family Studies / Uitgave 6/2008
Print ISSN: 1062-1024
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-2843
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-008-9188-z

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