Siblings of children with mental retardation living at home or in residential placement

Article Abstract:

The experience of adolescent siblings of mentally ill children living at home or in residential placement was examined. A comparison was made between the siblings of 25 children with mental retardation and those of 28 children without retardation on several measures, including self-esteem, psychological adjustment and family environment. The study found no evidence supporting the assumption that that siblings of mentally ill children would experience psychological problems or related adjustment difficulties.

Teenagers, Youth, Family, Mentally ill children

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A new instrument to assess sibling relationships in antisocial youth: the social interaction between siblings (SIBS) interview: a research note

Article Abstract:

The Social Interaction Between Siblings (SIBS) instrument is an 87-item interview that was developed to measure the positive as well as negative dimensions of the sibling relationship that may be related to the emergence of antisocial behavior. Using a sample of 29 children with a delinquent older brother, the feasibility of SIBS and the internal consistency of its scales were demonstrated. Through an unselected sample, the test-retest reliability of the scales was found to be adequate to excellent.

Evaluation, Measurement, Antisocial behavior, Social Interaction Between Siblings interview

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