Référence
Woychuk, V., Bureau, J.-F., & Deneault, A.-A. (2021). Relations fraternelles: Le lien entre les observations en milieu naturel et les rapports des parents [Fraternal relationships: The association between observations in a naturalistic environment and parental report]. Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science / Revue canadienne des sciences du comportement, 53(4), 401-411.
Résumé
Several studies of sibling relationships show that different observers assess the quality of sibling relationships in different ways. Our research examines school-aged children’s assessments of sibling relationship quality and aims to address three objectives: (1) to explore the correspondence between mothers’ and fathers’ assessments; (2) to explore the correspondence between independent observations and each parent’s assessment; and (3) to explore the correspondences between children’s self-assessments and those of their parents and independent observers. The study included a home visit to 62 intact heteroparental families, where the targeted children (Mage = 8.75 years, SD = 1.09 years; 38 girls) and their siblings played the Jenga game. Fathers and mothers also completed questionnaires regarding the targeted child’s behavior towards their siblings. The targeted children also participated in a laboratory interview about their siblings. The results show that parents seem to agree on dimensions that do not involve rivalry/aggression. In addition, mothers’ assessments were more consistent with independent observations than fathers’ assessments. Both parents’ assessments of companionship are consistent with sibling affection reported by the child, whereas only mothers appear to perceive aggression when the child reports hostility. Finally, observers perceive less rivalry/aggression when the child reports affection. Overall, the results show that, compared to fathers, mothers’ assessments are more consistent with independent observations and child assessments. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved)
