The Plymouth Student Scientist
Document Type
Project Article
Abstract
A mixed method approach was used to investigate the impact of disability and family-size on sibling relationships. The quantitative component used a questionnaire to analyse 191 sibling dyads in terms of companionship, empathy, teaching / caring, rivalry, aggression / conflict, and avoidance. Lower levels of positive behaviours and higher levels of negative behaviours were reported when one of the children was disabled. Non-disabled children displayed more positive and less negative behaviour towards their disabled siblings in three-child-families, compared with those in two-child-families. The qualitative component consisted of interviews with four families and the data was analysed using a grounded theory approach. The disability’s manifestation, the non-disabled child’s development and the familial situation were all identified to influence the relationship quality.
Publication Date
2008-12-01
Publication Title
The Plymouth Student Scientist
Volume
1
Issue
2
First Page
87
Last Page
141
ISSN
1754-2383
Deposit Date
May 2019
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
David, Annabel
(2008)
"Does he know I'm his brother? A Multi-Method Inquiry into Sibling Relationships Involving Children with Disabilities,"
The Plymouth Student Scientist: Vol. 1:
Iss.
2, Article 1.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24382/m76g-hg24
Available at:
https://pearl.plymouth.ac.uk/tpss/vol1/iss2/1
