Effects of gender and age on sibling relationship of first-born children at preschool age

XIAN Danxia; ZHAO Yafen; ZHANG Yan; ZHANG Jingyu; YIN Xiaona; QIU Shuangyan; WU Jianbo; WEN Guoming; LU Dali

doi:10.16462/j.cnki.zhjbkz.2023.11.012

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XIAN Danxia, ZHAO Yafen, ZHANG Yan, ZHANG Jingyu, YIN Xiaona, QIU Shuangyan, WU Jianbo, WEN Guoming, LU Dali. Effects of gender and age on sibling relationship of first-born children at preschool age[J]. CHINESE JOURNAL OF DISEASE CONTROL & PREVENTION, 2023, 27(11): 1314-1319. doi: 10.16462/j.cnki.zhjbkz.2023.11.012

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XIAN Danxia, ZHAO Yafen, ZHANG Yan, ZHANG Jingyu, YIN Xiaona, QIU Shuangyan, WU Jianbo, WEN Guoming, LU Dali. Effects of gender and age on sibling relationship of first-born children at preschool age[J]. CHINESE JOURNAL OF DISEASE CONTROL & PREVENTION, 2023, 27(11): 1314-1319. doi: 10.16462/j.cnki.zhjbkz.2023.11.012

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XIAN Danxia, ZHAO Yafen, ZHANG Yan, ZHANG Jingyu, YIN Xiaona, QIU Shuangyan, WU Jianbo, WEN Guoming, LU Dali. Effects of gender and age on sibling relationship of first-born children at preschool age[J]. CHINESE JOURNAL OF DISEASE CONTROL & PREVENTION, 2023, 27(11): 1314-1319. doi: 10.16462/j.cnki.zhjbkz.2023.11.012

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Effects of gender and age on sibling relationship of first-born children at preschool age

doi: 10.16462/j.cnki.zhjbkz.2023.11.012

Shenzhen Longhua District Maternity and Child Healthcare Hospital, Shenzhen 518109, China

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Shenzhen Longhua Medical and Health Research Project 2020192

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Corresponding author: LU Dali, E-mail: childpsy2012@163.com
Received Date: 2022-07-20
Rev Recd Date: 2022-12-08

Available Online: 2023-11-20

Publish Date: 2023-11-10

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Objective To study the effects of gender and age on sibling relationships of first-born children at preschool age. Methods A cluster sampling method was used to select the first-born children aged 3-6 years with younger brothers/sisters at all the kindergartens in Longhua District of Shenzhen City. A total of 8 449 cases were investigated, of which 8 419 cases were effectively completed. A self-made questionnaire was used to collect general demographic data. The sibling inventory of behavior (SIB) scale, including three positive dimensions (companionship, empathy and teaching) and three negative dimensions (rivalry, aggression and avoidance), was used to explore the sibling relationship. Results The scores of sibling aggression in first-born boys were higher than those in girls; however, the scores of positive sibling relationships, including companionship, empathy and teaching, were lower than those in girls (all P＜0.05). The competition dimension score of a same-sex sibling was significantly higher than that of a heterosexual sibling (all P＜0.05). There were significant differences across all six dimensions of sibling relationships among different sibling combinations. With the increase of age, the scores of sibling avoidance significantly decreased, while the scores of the three positive dimensions, including companionship, empathy and teaching, increased considerably (all P＜0.05). Hierarchical regression analysis showed statistical significance in the empathy and teaching of the final model (model 3), which includes three variables (gender, age and sibling relationship) [R²=0.011, F=32.396 (P＜0.001); R²=0.021, F=58.921 (P＜0.001), respectively]. Conclusions The gender and age of first-born children may impact the development of sibling relationships. First-born girls and children aged 5-6 are more likely to develop positive sibling relationships.
- Sibling relationship,
- First-born,
- Preschool children,
- Gender,
- Age

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