Kimberly A. Updegraff, Adriana J. Umaña‐Taylor, Annabella Gallagher, Karina M. Cahill, Daye Son, Julissa G. Duran, Daniel Jose Sanchez, Mark E. Feinberg, Damon E. Jones
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Abstract
This pre‐registered randomized clinical trial examined the efficacy of a prevention program on parenting of siblings and sibling relationships among Latinxs. Participants were 272 sibling dyads (82.9% Mexican) with 5th graders (Mage = 10.63; SD = 0.38; 51.8% female), their younger siblings in 1st to 4th grades (Mage = 8.18; SD = 1.06; 54.8% female), and their caregivers. Families were randomized to Siblings Are Special (SIBS; n = 161) or an alternative academic skills program (n = 111). Data were collected pre‐ and post‐program (2018–2022). Significant effects were detected for sibling‐focused parenting in the expected direction for authoritarian control and non‐intervention in sibling conflicts, but there were no effects for sibling relationship quality. Implications of COVID‐19 and future directions are discussed.
期刊介绍:
As the flagship journal of the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD), Child Development has published articles, essays, reviews, and tutorials on various topics in the field of child development since 1930. Spanning many disciplines, the journal provides the latest research, not only for researchers and theoreticians, but also for child psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, psychiatric social workers, specialists in early childhood education, educational psychologists, special education teachers, and other researchers. In addition to six issues per year of Child Development, subscribers to the journal also receive a full subscription to Child Development Perspectives and Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development.