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Sibling relationships wherein at least one sibling suffers from a mental disorder have seldom been studied. The few existing studies found that children with mental disorders reported high levels of disputes within sibling relationships as well as less parental support and admiration. The aim of the present study was to examine the quality of sibling relationships in children and adolescents with a psychiatric diagnosis (clinical sample [CS]) as compared to an age and gender matched healthy control group (HC). One hundred fifty-six children and adolescents (nCS = 78/nHC = 78) between 8 and 18 years of age were recruited. The CS consisted of patients recruited from the daycare facility and inpatient unit of the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin. HC was matched by gender, sibling position, and age. Quality of sibling relationships was examined using the German version of the Sibling Relationship Questionnaire (SRQ-deu, self-report). Additionally, the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL 4-18) was implemented in the CS to enable a classification into externalizing, internalizing, and combined disorders. The CS sample reported a warmer sibling relationship compared to the HC sample. Conflict within the sibling relationship differed significantly between participants with internalizing, externalizing, and combined disorders. Relevance of sibling relationships as a possible resource for children and adolescents with a mental illness is discussed. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved).
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Conflito Familiar/psicologia , Transtornos Mentais/psicologia , Relações entre Irmãos , Adolescente , Criança , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Fatores de RiscoRESUMO
The SRQ-deu assesses the quality of sibling relationships from either the perspective of the child (self-report version) or of the parent (parent-report version). Its validity has been demonstrated in a first examination 6. Normative data, however, are not yet available. Hence, the current study presents normative data for the SRQ-deu self-report version based on a sample of 961 German children and adolescents aged 8 to 18 years. The effects of age and sibling status (younger/older sibling) are taken into account. This publication of normative data for children and adolescents allows for the SRQ-deu (self-report) to be used in different contexts, both for clinical and research purposes.
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Relações entre Irmãos , Inquéritos e Questionários , Adolescente , Fatores Etários , Criança , Feminino , Alemanha , Humanos , Masculino , Pais , Psicometria , Valores de Referência , Reprodutibilidade dos Testes , AutorrelatoRESUMO
The present study examines the psychometric properties of the German version of the Sibling Relationship Questionnaire (SRQ-deu, self-rating) in 961 children and adolescents aged 8-18 years. Internal consistency was satisfactory to high. Associations with other clinical instruments point in the expected direction and support the external validity of the SRQ-deu. A confirmatory factor analysis largely supported the 4-factor structure generated by the German version of the SRQ (SRQ-deu).
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Psicometria , Relações entre Irmãos , Inquéritos e Questionários , Adolescente , Criança , Análise Fatorial , Feminino , Humanos , Idioma , Masculino , Reprodutibilidade dos TestesRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Children of parents with cancer are at risk of developing mental disorders. RESULTS from divorce research also reveal that sibling relationships can protect the mental health of children in difficult times. OBJECTIVE: Does having a sibling help to cope with an oncological disease of a parent and thus act as a protective factor? METHODS: A group of 271 children were examined in a multicenter study. 54 % made use of the offered psychosocial support. Only children (N = 89) and children with siblings (N = 182) were compared with respect to their mental health (Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire, SDQ, parental and self-assessment). RESULTS: The group comparison between only children and siblings showed no significant differences in the SDQ (assessed by healthy/ill parent). In the self-assessment 2 % of the only children and 9 % of the siblings showed significant results on the SDQ. The group comparison between only children and children with siblings failed to reveal any important differences in mental health. The study indicates that a negative relationship quality (Sibling Relationship Questionnaire, SRQ) is associated with increased problems in the peer group. CONCLUSIONS: The existence of a sibling is not per se a protective factor. Only children do not show more signs of emotional stress than children with siblings.