sibling

Also known as siblings, brothers, sisters, brother and sister, sister and brother, child of parent, brother or sister, sister or brother

A sibling is a relative that shares at least one parent with the other person. A male sibling is a brother, and a female sibling is a sister. A person with no siblings is an only child.

AI overview

A sibling is a brother or sister—someone who shares at least one parent with you. Siblings matter because they are often among the first and longest relationships people have, shaping childhood experiences and family dynamics.

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Research

68,024 papers

Sibling Support for Transgender and Gender-Diverse Youth: A Scoping Review.The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine · 2024Klepper M, Bosse J, Flores DD et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2024.05.014
Characteristics and risk factors for sibling incest.PloS one · 2024Babchishin KM, Holmes EJ, Banse R et al.DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0314550
Sibling Experiences of Adverse Childhood Experiences: A Scoping Review.Trauma, violence & abuse · 2023Donagh B, Taylor J, Al Mushaikhi M et al.DOI: 10.1177/15248380221134289
Sibling Adjustment to Childhood Chronic Illness: An Integrative Review.ReviewJournal of family nursing · 2021Lummer-Aikey S, Goldstein SDOI: 10.1177/1074840720977177
Sibling Relationships of Adolescents with Congenital Heart Disease.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Moon Y, Jung JW, Lee SDOI: 10.3390/ijerph18052698
Estimating sibling spillover effects with unobserved confounding using gain-scores.Annals of epidemiology · 2022Mallinson DC, Elwert FDOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2021.12.010
Sibling Ill Health and Children's Educational Outcomes.The Journal of school health · 2020Bortes C, Strandh M, Nilsson KDOI: 10.1111/josh.12887
Sibling Availability, Sibling Sorting, and Subjective Health Among Chinese Adults.Demography · 2024Wang H, Verdery AM, Margolis RDOI: 10.1215/00703370-11376831

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Wikidata facts

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female form of label: أخت
male form of label: frato
Commons category: Siblings
Wikidata usage instructions: Avoid using with "relative" (P1038), use "sibling" (P3373) instead.
kinship equivalent in SPARQL at Wikidata: ?person wdt:P3373 ?relative
equivalent class: www.w3.org/2006/vcard/ns#Sibling
described at URL: neal.fun/earth-reviews/siblings

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Contents

Definitions
Consanguinity and genetics
Percentage distribution
Birth order
History
Galton
Adler
Contemporary findings
Contemporary explanations for IQ findings
Resource dilution model
Confluence model
Regressive behavior at birth
Rivalry
Relationships
Jealousy
Newborn
Parental effect
Implicit theories
Different ages
Conflict
Warmth
Negative effects of conflict
Parental management techniques of conflict
Long-term effects of presence
Gender roles among children and parents
Westermarck effect
See also
References
Further reading
External links

A sibling is a relative that shares at least one parent with the other person. A male sibling is a brother, and a female sibling is a sister. A person with no siblings is an only child.

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