Heterogeneity in Preschoolers' Sibling Relationship and Its Predictors:A Latent Profile Analysis
Latent profile analysis was used to explore the potential patterns of sibling relationships of 3-to 6-year-old children,and to further explore the influence of children's individual theory of mind and parent-child relationships on the categories of their sibling relationships.A total of 1410 3-to 6-year-old children from two-child families were recruited and their parents completed the Sibling Inventory of Behavior Scale,the Social Understanding Scale,and the Parent-Child Relationship Scale.Results reveal that:1)children's sibling relationships can be categorized into the growing(48.94%),relative harmonious(47.09%),and contradictory(3.97%)types,and 2)the higher children's theory of mind as well as the parent-child intimacy,the lower parent-child conflictiveness,their sibling relationships are more inclined to be categorized into the harmonious type.
sibling relationshiptheory of mindparent-child relationshiplatent profile analysis3～6 years old children
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