A Study on Sibling Relationship during Late Adulthood
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Date
2015
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MPUAT, Udaipur
Abstract
The present study was undertaken to assess the sibling relationship during late
adulthood years within the age range of 60-75 years . The study was conducted in the
municipal limits of Udaipur city. The sample of the present study consisted of 180
respondents of late adulthood years belonging to middle income group. The total sample
comprised of three dyads i.e. brother- sister dyad, sister -sister dyad brother-brother dyad.
Thirty pairs of each dyad were selected. Adult Sibling Relationship Scale developed by
Katoch (2008) was modified and used for data collection. The scale was completed by the
respondents. Percentage distribution and paired‘t’ test were used for analysis of data. The
results were as follows:
1. Contact maintained was mostly within the moderate and high range for a brother (with
his sister) and a sister (with her brother). A high margin of brothers experienced moderate
levels of conflict with their sisters in brother-sister.
2. Contact maintained was moderate; emotional closeness was high and low level of conflict
was seen among sister-sister dyad.
3. In terms of contact maintained, emotional closeness and conflict majority maintained at
moderated level amongst brother-brother dyad.
4. In brother-sister dyad, both brothers and sisters have described their relationship as
congenial.
5. In sister-sister dyad, majority of both the sister’s expressed congenial relationship. Few
expressed their relationship as loyal and intimate. Brother – brother relationship was found
to be distributed across four types of sibling relationship i.e. intimate, congenial, loyal and
apathetic.
6. Paired t test value indicated difference at 5 per cent level of significance amongst all the
dyads i.e. brother- sister dyad, sister- sister dyad and brother- brother dyad in intra dyad
relationship.
7. Inter dyad sibling relationship differed significantly at 5% level of significance amongst
brother- sister and sister-sister dyad (t=0.33), sister-sister and brother-brother dyad
(t=0.006), brother-brother and brother-sister dyad (t=0.027).
Hence it is concluded that that there is a strong emotional and communication
bonding between all the dyads with sister-sister dyad being the strongest.
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A Study on Sibling Relationship during Late Adulthood
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