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Wikle JS, Jensen AC, Hoagland AM. Adolescent caretaking of younger siblings. Soc Sci Res. 2017;71:72-84doi: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2017.12.007.
Wikle, J. S., Jensen, A. C., & Hoagland, A. M. (2018). Adolescent caretaking of younger siblings. Social science research, 7172-84. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssresearch.2017.12.007
Wikle, Jocelyn S, et al. "Adolescent caretaking of younger siblings." Social science research vol. 71 (2018): 72-84. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssresearch.2017.12.007
Wikle JS, Jensen AC, Hoagland AM. Adolescent caretaking of younger siblings. Soc Sci Res. 2018 Mar;71:72-84. doi: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2017.12.007. Epub 2017 Dec 11. PMID: 29514761.
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Soc Sci Res. 2018 Mar;71:72-84. doi: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2017.12.007. Epub 2017 Dec 11.

Adolescent caretaking of younger siblings.

Social science research

Jocelyn S Wikle, Alexander C Jensen, Alexander M Hoagland

Affiliations

  1. Department of Economics, Brigham Young University, 130 FOB, Provo, UT 84602, United States. Electronic address: [email protected].
  2. School of Family Life, Brigham Young University, 2086 JFSB, Provo, UT 84602, United States.
  3. Department of Economics, Boston University, 270 Bay State Road, Boston, MA 02215, United States.

PMID: 29514761 DOI: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2017.12.007

Abstract

Sibling interactions play important roles in socialization; however, little is known about sibling caretaking in contemporary families. This study examined the prevalence of adolescents providing care for younger siblings and the quality of care as associated with a broad spectrum of individual, microsystem, and macrosystem factors. Relying on nationally representative time diary data from the American Time Use Survey, we found that factors at multiple levels (individual, microsystem, and macrosystem) were associated with sibling caretaking. Gendered patterns in caretaking emerged. The caretaker's sex and the ages and sexes of younger siblings correlated with the incidence and quality of sibling care. Boys more often cared for younger brothers, and girls more often cared for younger sisters. In addition, boys more often played with younger siblings while girls more often provided physical care and talked with younger siblings, mirroring gendered patterns seen in parents.

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Keywords: Adolescence; Child care; Family interaction; Family process; Sibling relations

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