And What About Siblings? A Longitudinal Analysis of Sibling
Effects on Youth’s Intergroup Attitudes

J 2018

And What About Siblings? A Longitudinal Analysis of Sibling Effects on Youth’s Intergroup Attitudes

ECKSTEIN, Katharina, Jan ŠEREK and Peter NOACK

Basic information

Original name

And What About Siblings? A Longitudinal Analysis of Sibling Effects on Youth’s Intergroup Attitudes

Authors

ECKSTEIN, Katharina (276 Germany), Jan ŠEREK (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution) and Peter NOACK (276 Germany)

Edition

Journal of Youth and Adolescence, New York, Springer, 2018, 0047-2891

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

50100 5.1 Psychology and cognitive sciences

Country of publisher

United States of America

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

References:

článek v databázi Springer

Impact factor

Impact factor: 3.259

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14230/18:00102007

Organization unit

Faculty of Social Studies

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10964-017-0713-5

UT WoS

000423660100010

Keywords in English

Siblings; Political socialization; Family Youth; Intergroup attitudes; Intolerance

Abstract

V originále

Within the process of political socialization, the family is of particular importance. Apart from parents, however, little is known about the role of other close family members. The present study examined if siblings affect each other’s intergroup attitudes (i.e., intolerance towards immigrants, social dominance orientation). Drawing on a sample of 362 sibling dyads (older siblings: M[age] = 17.77, 53.6% female; younger siblings: M[age] = 13.61, 61.3% female), the results showed that older siblings' intergroup attitudes predicted younger siblings’ attitudes, but this effect was moderated by gender. Specifically, older siblings' intolerance and social dominance orientation were only found to affect their younger sisters, yet not their younger brothers. Although younger siblings’ intergroup attitudes had no main effect on older siblings, a significant moderation by age indicated that younger siblings affected older siblings' social dominance orientation with increasing age. These moderation effects of age and gender were not mediated by the quality of family relationships. The findings also remained the same when parental intergroup attitudes were taken into account. While siblings were generally identified as an important agent of political socialization in youth, the results also highlight the necessity to further examine the mechanism that either facilitate or hinder sibling effects.

Links

MUNI/M/1748/2014, interní kód MU

Name: Determinanty růstu extremismu a populismu v čase ekonomické krize

Investor: Masaryk University, INTERDISCIPLINARY - Interdisciplinary research projects

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ECKSTEIN, Katharina, Jan ŠEREK and Peter NOACK. And What About Siblings? A Longitudinal Analysis of Sibling Effects on Youth’s Intergroup Attitudes. Journal of Youth and Adolescence. New York: Springer, 2018, vol. 47, No 2, p. 383-397. ISSN 0047-2891. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10964-017-0713-5.

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ECKSTEIN, Katharina, Jan ŠEREK and Peter NOACK. And What About Siblings? A Longitudinal Analysis of Sibling Effects on Youth’s Intergroup Attitudes. \textit{Journal of Youth and Adolescence}. New York: Springer, 2018, vol.~47, No~2, p.~383-397. ISSN~0047-2891. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10964-017-0713-5.

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