Capturing the temporal sequence of interaction in young siblings

Micheal  Perlman; Mark Lyons-Amos; George Leckie; Fiona Steele; Jenny Jenkins

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Capturing the temporal sequence of interaction in young siblings

Micheal Perlman, Mark Lyons-Amos, George Leckie, Fiona Steele, Jenny Jenkins

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We explored whether young children exhibit subtypes of behavioral sequences during sibling interaction. Ten-minute, free-play observations of over 300 sibling dyads were coded for positivity, negativity and disengagement. The data were analyzed using growth mixture modeling (GMM). Younger (18-month-old) children’s temporal behavioral sequences showed a harmonious (53%) and a casual (47%) class. Older (approximately four-year-old) children’s behavior was more differentiated revealing a harmonious (25%), a deteriorating (31%), a recovery (22%) and a casual (22%) class. A more positive maternal affective climate was associated with more positive patterns. Siblings’ sequential behavioral patterns tended to be complementary rather than reciprocal in nature. The study illustrates a novel use of GMM and makes a theoretical contribution by showing that young children exhibit distinct types of temporal behavioral sequences that are related to parenting processes.

Original language	English
Article number	e0126353
Journal	PLoS One
Volume	10
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0126353
Publication status	Published - 21 May 2015

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