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The Role Of Sibling Authority In The Occurrence Of Prosocial And Aggressive Behavior In Handicapped And Nonhandicapped Sibling Dyads, Todd J. Braeger

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The effects that each sibling's relative cognitive and physical abilities may have on the quality of sibling interaction are not clearly understood in either nonhandicapped or handicapped sibling dyads. A measure of sibling authority based on behavioral observations of sibling interaction was developed that represents how sibling abilities are translated into sibling power within handicapped and nonhandicapped sibling dyads. This measure of sibling authority was related to the occurrence of prosocial and aggressive behaviors in sibling dyads with and without a child with handicaps. Ninety-three sibling dyads participated. Included were 34 nonhandicapped sibling dyads, 12 sibling dyads in which the …