Profiles of sibling relationships among Chinese adolescents: The contribution of parental differential treatment of siblings

IF 1.8 3区心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL

British Journal of Developmental Psychology Pub Date : 2026-08-08 Epub Date: 2026-03-17 DOI:10.1111/bjdp.70040

Fanlong Wang, Huiguang Ren, Junsheng Liu, Xiaohua Bian, Yan Wang

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Abstract

Since the implementation of multi-child policies in China, the proportion of multi-child families has increased, making sibling relationships a critical issue. The present study used latent profile analysis to identify distinct profiles of sibling relationships among Chinese adolescents. The associations between maternal and paternal differential treatment and children's membership in specific profiles were also examined. A sample of 1553 Chinese adolescents (M_age = 13.28, 48.1% boys) with at least one sibling revealed five subgroups: positive, conflicting, average, moderately negative, and highly negative groups. Results also showed that adolescents experiencing a high degree of maternal differential treatment were more likely to belong to the highly negative group, while paternal differential treatment had no significant associations. These findings highlighted the heterogeneity of sibling relationships and the important contribution of maternal differential treatment in shaping sibling dynamics, which offered valuable insights for enhancing the well-being of multi-child families.

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中国青少年的兄弟姐妹关系：父母差别对待的贡献。

自中国实施多孩政策以来，多孩家庭的比例有所增加，兄弟姐妹关系成为一个关键问题。本研究采用潜在特征分析来识别中国青少年兄弟姐妹关系的不同特征。还研究了母亲和父亲的差别待遇与儿童在特定概况中的成员关系。对1553名至少有一个兄弟姐妹的中国青少年（年龄为13.28，男孩占48.1%）进行调查，结果显示出5个亚组：积极组、冲突组、一般组、中度消极组和高度消极组。结果还显示，经历过高度母亲差别对待的青少年更有可能属于高度负向组，而父亲差别对待与高负向组无显著关联。这些发现突出了兄弟姐妹关系的异质性以及母亲差别对待在形成兄弟姐妹动态方面的重要贡献，为提高多子女家庭的福祉提供了有价值的见解。

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British Journal of Developmental Psychology PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL-

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期刊介绍： The British Journal of Developmental Psychology publishes full-length, empirical, conceptual, review and discussion papers, as well as brief reports, in all of the following areas: - motor, perceptual, cognitive, social and emotional development in infancy; - social, emotional and personality development in childhood, adolescence and adulthood; - cognitive and socio-cognitive development in childhood, adolescence and adulthood, including the development of language, mathematics, theory of mind, drawings, spatial cognition, biological and societal understanding; - atypical development, including developmental disorders, learning difficulties/disabilities and sensory impairments;