Sibling Training Hypothesis: Alcohol Use Behaviors Among Three Adolescent Siblings

Citation

Fischer, Judith L.; Jordan, Rachel Engler; Trejos-Castillo, Elizabeth; & Lyness, Kevin P. (2023). Sibling Training Hypothesis: Alcohol Use Behaviors Among Three Adolescent Siblings. Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly. pp. 1-22

Abstract

The sibling training hypothesis posits that younger siblings will come to resemble older siblings but has not been tested across three adolescent sibling dyads. In paired t-tests, sibling training was assessed across three sibling dyads (N = 102 families, 306 adolescents, Add Health data set, Waves 1 and 2). Evidence for drinking training appeared in the oldest/middle sibling dyad but not in dyads involving the youngest sibling. In latent congruence modeling, significant predictors of sibling drinking similarity included drinking by friends in the oldest/middle and oldest/youngest dyads. Research beyond the study of a single sibling dyad in a family is needed to better understand the generalizability of social influences, how they come about as well as consequences for adolescents and their families.

URL

https://doi.org/10.1080/07347324.2023.2167527

Keyword(s)

Adolescence

Reference Type

Journal Article

Journal Title

Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly

Author(s)

Fischer, Judith L.
Jordan, Rachel Engler
Trejos-Castillo, Elizabeth
Lyness, Kevin P.

Year Published

2023

Pages

1-22

DOI

10.1080/07347324.2023.2167527

Reference ID

9952