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. 2009 Sep 1;3(2):161.

Sibling Contagion for Drinking in Adolescence: A Micro Process Framework

Cheryl Slomkowski  1 , Katherine J Conger, Richard Rende, Elsa Heylen, Wendy M Little, Barbara Shebloski, Patricia Fox, Jessie L Craine, Rand D Conger
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Sibling Contagion for Drinking in Adolescence: A Micro Process Framework

Cheryl Slomkowski et al. Eur J Dev Sci. .

Abstract

Siblings represent an important social influence on alcohol use in adolescence. That said, there is a need for studies that examine potential mechanisms by which siblings exert an influence on the likelihood of drinking in adolescence. This paper illustrates a method that utilizes videotaped interaction between sibling dyads along with a micro social coding system that captures rule break behavior between siblings. Sibling interaction was observed in sibling pairs participating in the Iowa Youth and Families Project (IYFP) at baseline; younger sibling use of alcohol was tracked for 3 additional annual assessments. Exposure to older sibling rule break at baseline was associated with later use of alcohol by younger siblings across the 3 annual assessments. Micro social methods hold promise for uncovering processes that underlie sibling contagion for alcohol use in adolescence.

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