Asian Journal Of Dairy and Food Research

PARENTAL DIFFERENTIAL TREATMENT IN DIFFERENT SIBLINGS DYADS

Article Id: ARCC724 | Page : 231 - 236
Citation :- PARENTAL DIFFERENTIAL TREATMENT IN DIFFERENT SIBLINGS DYADS.Asian Journal Of Dairy and Food Research.2012.(31): 231 - 236
Poonam and Shakuntala Punia
Address : College of Home Science, C.C.S. Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar-125 004, India

Abstract

Differential parenting has been considered as a nonshared objective environmental factor, referring to characteristics in the environment that differ for children in a family and may lead to different outcomes. This research proposal was built around the research question addressing differential parenting as the main focus and investigated whether children are treated differently within families relative to child specific effects, such as gender. The patterns and correlates of parents’ differential treatment of adolescent siblings in 60 two-parent families were investigated. Approximately equal number of the two sibling sex constellations (girl-boy, and boy-girl) was recruited. Overall, 30 girl-boy pairs and 30 boy-girl pairs took part. In home interviews, siblings rated 5 domains of differential treatment (e.g., privileges, chores, affection, discipline and temporal involvement) using a rating scale procedure adapted from the Sibling Inventory of Differential Experiences. Maternal differential treatment was found in case of privileges and household chores in girl-boy dyads as older daughter received fewer privileges as compared to sons. Paternal differential treatment was seen in temporal involvement as fathers spend more time with sons than daughters.

Keywords

differential treatment gender two parent- families siblings-dyads.

References

  1. Brody, G.H., Stoneman, Z. and McCoy, J.K. (1992). Parental differential treatment of siblings and sibling differences in negative emotionality. J. Marriage and the Family. 54: 643-651.
  2. Danials, D. and Plomin, R. (1985). Differential experience of siblings in the same family. Develop. Psychology. 21: 747-760.
  3. Feinberg, M. and Hetherington, E.M. (2001). Differential parenting as a within family variable. J. Psychology. 15: 22-37.
  4. Feinberg, M.E., Neiderhiser, J.M., Simmens, S., Reiss, D., and Hetherington, E.M. (2000). Sibling comparison of differential parental treatment in adolescence: Gender, self-esteem and emotionality as mediators of the parenting- adjustment association. Child Develop. 71: 1611-1628.
  5. Harris, K.M., and Morgan, S.P. (1991). Fathers, sons, daughters: Differential paternal involvement in parenting. J. Marriage and the Family. 53: 531-544.
  6. Henderson, S.H., Hetherington, E., Mekos, D. and Reiss, D. (1996). Stress, parenting and adolescent psychopathology in non-divorced and stepfamilies: A within family perspective. In (Eds.) Stress, coping, and resiliency in children and families Blechman E.A. and Hetherington E.M. (pp: 39-66). Mahwah, NJ : Erlbaum.
  7. Kowal, A. and Kramer, L. (1997). Children’s understanding of parental differential treatment. Child Develop. 68: 113-126.
  8. McHale, S.M. and Pawletko, T.M. (1992). Differential treatment of siblings in two family contexts. Child Develop. 63: 68-81.
  9. McHale, S.M., Updegraff, K.A., Jackson-Newsom, J., Tucker, C.J. and Crouter, A.C. (2000). When does parents diferential treatment have negative implications for siblings? Social Develop. 9: 149-172.
  10. McHale, S.M., Updegraff, K.A., Shanahan, L.,Crouter, A.C,and Killorean, S.E. (2005). Siblings’ differential treatment in Mexican American Families. J. Marriage and the Family. 67,1259-1274.
  11. Plomin, R. and Daniels, D. (1987). Why are children in the same family so different from one another? Behavioural Brain Scie. 10: 1-60.
  12. Tucker, C.J., McHale, S.M. and Crouter, A.C. (2003). Dimensions of Mothers’ and fathers’ differential treatment of siblings: Links with adolescents sex typed personal qualities. Family Relations. 52: 82-89.
  13. Turkheimer, E. and Waldron, M. (2000). Nonshared environment: A theoretical, methodological and quantitative review. Psychological Bulletin. 126: 78-108.
  14. Yeung, W.J., Sandeberg, J.F., David-Kean, P.E., And Hofferth, S.L. (2001).Children’s Time with Fathers in intact Families. J. Marriage and the Family. 63,136:154.

Global Footprints