Tiffany Field
University of Miami/Miller School of Medicine and Fielding Graduate University, USA
Publications
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Review Article
Sibling Relationships Research: A Narrative Review
Author(s): Tiffany Field*
This narrative review includes brief summaries of papers on sibling relationships that were published in 2024 and 2025 and can be categorized as positive and negative effects as well as risk factors/predictor variables. In this current literature, positive effects of sibling relationships include siblings serving as role models and caregivers, fostering competence, lower cortisol levels, sibling relatedness happening again in later romantic relationships, and sibling relatedness contributing to later cognitive performance. Negative effects include bullying, sexual abuse and early puberty. Risk factors/predictor variables include hyperactivity, sibling disability, low intimacy, victimization, and parental differential treatment of the siblings. Methodological limitations of this current literature include the samples being limited to children/adolescents, the sampling of dyads that inc.. Read More»