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A study of sibling rivalry in fifty pre-school children
An exploratory study of 50 pre-school children was carried out in an attempt to assess the influence on sibling rivalry of maternal attitudes, family composition and the child's perceptions of family relations. Maternal attitudes and the child's attitude towards parents were not related to sibling r...
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| author | Griffith, Carole Doreen |
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| description | An exploratory study of 50 pre-school children was carried out in an attempt to assess the influence on sibling rivalry of maternal attitudes, family composition and the child's perceptions of family relations. Maternal attitudes and the child's attitude towards parents were not related to sibling rivalry. Rivalry was significantly higher following displacement and at the closer spacings. The results were interpreted in terms of an interactional analysis of sibling rivalry. |
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/17720 A study of sibling rivalry in fifty pre-school children Griffith, Carole Doreen Psychology Siblings An exploratory study of 50 pre-school children was carried out in an attempt to assess the influence on sibling rivalry of maternal attitudes, family composition and the child's perceptions of family relations. Maternal attitudes and the child's attitude towards parents were not related to sibling rivalry. Rivalry was significantly higher following displacement and at the closer spacings. The results were interpreted in terms of an interactional analysis of sibling rivalry. 2016-03-14T07:21:13Z 2016-03-14T07:21:13Z 1973 Master Thesis Masters MA http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17720 eng application/pdf Department of Psychology Faculty of Humanities University of Cape Town |
| spellingShingle | Psychology Siblings Griffith, Carole Doreen A study of sibling rivalry in fifty pre-school children |
| thesis_degree_str | Master's |
| title | A study of sibling rivalry in fifty pre-school children |
| title_full | A study of sibling rivalry in fifty pre-school children |
| title_fullStr | A study of sibling rivalry in fifty pre-school children |
| title_full_unstemmed | A study of sibling rivalry in fifty pre-school children |
| title_short | A study of sibling rivalry in fifty pre-school children |
| title_sort | study of sibling rivalry in fifty pre school children |
| topic | Psychology Siblings |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17720 |
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