Date of Award
6-2017
Culminating Project Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Marriage and Family Therapy: M.S.
Department
Community Psychology, Counseling and Family Therapy
College
School of Health and Human Services
First Advisor
Kathryn Mayhew
Second Advisor
Steve Peltier
Third Advisor
Amanda Hemmesch
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
Keywords and Subject Headings
relationship; sibling; romantic; quality; adolescent; adulthood
Abstract
This study examines the relationship quality of siblings during adolescence and the relationship quality of romantic relationships during emerging adulthood. The research hypothesis states that in positive dyadic sibling relationships, individuals with an opposite-sex older sibling will report greater relationship satisfaction with a romantic partner in emerging adulthood than individuals with a same-sex older sibling. Participant demographics as well as responses to the Network of Relationship Inventory were examined. Participants were university students who had at least one sibling, and were in a current romantic relationship lasting at least 6 months. The implications of research are to expand understanding of how the sibling relationship impacts family dynamics, as well as the social development of the individual.
Recommended Citation
Jack, Ellie, "The Adolescent Sibling Relationship as a Predictor of Romantic Relationship Quality in Emerging Adulthood" (2017). Culminating Projects in Community Psychology, Counseling and Family Therapy. 42.
https://repository.stcloudstate.edu/cpcf_etds/42
Comments/Acknowledgements
Many thanks to the Marriage and Family Therapy Faculty at St. Cloud State University, and the 2015-2017 cohort. This thesis is dedicated to my brother, who inspires my sibling research.