Emerging adult siblings' relational entitlement and conflict: The moderating effects of financial dependence on parents

IF 1.8 4区心理学 Q2 COMMUNICATION

PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS Pub Date : 2024-04-04 DOI:10.1111/pere.12541

Weimiao Zhou, Alesia Woszidlo

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Abstract

Past literature has documented a linkage between entitlement and interpersonal tension, primarily in romantic relationships. However, there is a lack of research investigating the impact of entitlement on sibling relationships. Guided by the agency model of narcissism and adult development literature, this study conceptualized relational entitlement as one form of state narcissism and examined the actor and partner effects of relational entitlement on perceived sibling conflict as well as the moderating effects of financial dependence on parents. Participants were 136 emerging adult sibling dyads (older sibling Mage = 22.20, SD = 2.35; younger sibling Mage = 19.54, SD = 1.55). Results indicated that younger siblings' (not older siblings') relational entitlement was positively associated with both their own and their siblings' perceptions of conflict. Moreover, younger siblings' financial dependence buffered the actor association between younger siblings' relational entitlement and perceived conflict. These findings suggest that emerging adult siblings' developmental status of financial dependence provides a nuanced context for understanding the actor and partner effects of relational entitlement on sibling conflict. The discussion focuses on the role of self‐inflated social comparison in emerging adult sibling conflict and how the developmental characteristics of older and younger siblings shape the above associations.

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即将成年的兄弟姐妹的关系权利和冲突：对父母经济依赖的调节作用

过去的文献记载了权利与人际关系紧张之间的联系，主要是在恋爱关系中。然而，目前还缺乏关于应享权利对兄弟姐妹关系影响的研究。在自恋的代理模式和成人发展文献的指导下，本研究将关系权利概念化为状态自恋的一种形式，并考察了关系权利对感知到的兄弟姐妹冲突的行为者和伙伴效应，以及对父母经济依赖的调节效应。研究对象是 136 对新近成年的兄弟姐妹（哥哥姐姐 Mage = 22.20，SD = 2.35；弟弟妹妹 Mage = 19.54，SD = 1.55）。结果表明，弟弟妹妹（而不是哥哥姐姐）的关系权利与他们自己和他们的兄弟姐妹对冲突的感知呈正相关。此外，弟弟妹妹的经济依赖性缓冲了弟弟妹妹的亲情权利与冲突感知之间的相关性。这些研究结果表明，新成人兄弟姐妹的经济依赖性发展状况为理解兄弟姐妹冲突中关系权利的行为者和伙伴效应提供了一个细致的背景。讨论的重点是自我膨胀的社会比较在新兴成人兄弟姐妹冲突中的作用，以及哥哥姐姐和弟弟妹妹的发展特点如何形成上述关联。

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PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS Multiple-

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2.40

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6.20%

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期刊介绍： Personal Relationships, first published in 1994, is an international, interdisciplinary journal that promotes scholarship in the field of personal relationships using a wide variety of methodologies and throughout a broad range of disciplines, including psychology, sociology, communication studies, anthropology, family studies, child development, social work, and gerontology. The subject matter and approach of Personal Relationships will be of interest to researchers, teachers, and practitioners. Manuscripts examining a wide range of personal relationships, including those between romantic or intimate partners, spouses, parents and children, siblings, classmates, coworkers, neighbors, and friends are welcome.