PSY BEH 101D Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Solid Edge, Psy, Ambivalence
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Sibling relationships and birth order: sibling relationships, 80% have one or more sibling, between ages 2-4, they have conflict on average once every 10 minutes, conflicts decrease somewhat around 5-7, what to do when children have conflicts: Intervene and try to help them resolve the conflict. High conflict is linked to negative outcomes for children and: close and supportive sibling relationships adolescents. Can buffer the negative effects of stressful circumstances in like when a younger sibling has an older sibling who had poor study habits and engages in delinquent behavior. Can also occur through direct modeling of a sibling"s behavior, children"s and adol. Developed program called more fun with sisters and brothers teachers siblings social skills/positive interactions. Siblings can acat as emotional supports, rivals and: not intervening and letting sibling conflict escalate is not a good, sibling relationships include: strategy. communication partners. Adolescent siblings spent an avg of 10 hours a week together: three important characteristics of sibling relationships: