Other 'What Works' Topics
Social Competency
By Elizabeth C. Hair, Ph.D., Justin Jager, and Sarah B. Garrett
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Parent-Child Relationship Sibling Relationships Grandparent and Other Family Member Relationships Non-Familial Adult Relationships Peer Relationships: Platonic Relationships Peer Relationships: Romantic Relationships Conflict Resolution Skills
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Intimacy Skills Prosocial Behaviors Self-Control/Behavior Regulation Social Confidence: Assertiveness, Self-Efficacy, and Initiative Empathy/Sympathy    
Family Relationships

  Experimental Research Studies Non-Experimental Research Studies
Sibling Relationships
Program Level

- Training on reprimanding siblings during/after conflict.

 
Individual Level

-Specific personality traits: low frequency of upset for both siblings, short duration of upset and sociability in younger sibling, shyness in older sibling are associated with more positive sibling relationships.

-Relationships with older siblings; particular attention to the more conflictual relationships between siblings of younger ages.

-Relationships between same-sex siblings; particular attention to relationships between the more conflictual opposite-sex relationships.

-Siblings who do not engage in heavy drinking or other behaviors disruptive to the family

-Common levels of delinquent or non-delinquent behavior.

Family Level

-Non-hostile parents or parenting styles.High levels of parent-child and inter-parent affect Consistent, non-differential parenting of both/all siblings.

-Employed mothers, particularly in the case of male siblings.

Program Level

-Positive reinforcement of cooperative play; use of time-outs in response to fighting.

-Reduction of conflict in the family environment through modification of parenting style.


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