Bidirectional Socialization in Sibling Relationships in Young Adulthood
Emerging adulthood is an important time in the lives of many individuals. Bi-directionality between siblings impacts the nature of young adulthood. I interviewed a pair of 19-year-old twin sisters. They are freshmen students at the University of Missouri and were born and raised in Iowa. Neither of the siblings are currently employed. They grew up in a two-parent heterosexual household and do not have other siblings. One of the sisters, Evelyn, said that she is in a committed relationship with her boyfriend. The other sister, Anna, is not currently in a relationship. The similarities and differences between these siblings have influenced their development.
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When asked what it was like for her to be a young adult she expressed, “For me, it’s just kind of expected to be a young adult; I’ve always just grown up acting like an adult already so I don’t really see a difference between me when I was younger and how it is now” (personal communication, April 13, 2016). She says that the biggest difference in her transition from high school to college is that she has more freedom now. Emerging adulthood is a time where people have more independence from their parents (Santrock, 2014). She explained how she has more self-determination now to do whatever she wants as opposed to when she was at home. She talked about how when she lived at home she was not as involved as she is now because she had her family to hang out …show more content…
The relationships that the sibling shared with their parents can have an overall impact on the relationship with their sibling (G. Kline, personal communication, April 18, 2016). Anna described her parents as more laid back and not very strict. This allowed the siblings to have a better relationship with each other in contradiction to if the parents were more authoritarian which is known to lead to a more conflictual relationship between the siblings (G. Kline, personal communication, April 18, 2016). These are examples of modeling because the basis of the siblings’ relationships with each other stem from the overall relationship with the parents.
In young adulthood, sibling relationships are said to be more voluntary and up to the siblings to decide how it will go on because there is no parent or guardian forcing the siblings to get along (S. Jones, personal communication, April 18, 2016). The siblings live in the same residence hall and have joined the same sorority as one another. They are making the choice to remain close to one another through the transition of being a college freshman and they are supporting each other through the hard transition of emerging adulthood. There are many benefits to having a positive relationship with a
Emerging adulthood is an important time in the lives of many individuals. Bi-directionality between siblings impacts the nature of young adulthood. I interviewed a pair of 19-year-old twin sisters. They are freshmen students at the University of Missouri and were born and raised in Iowa. Neither of the siblings are currently employed. They grew up in a two-parent heterosexual household and do not have other siblings. One of the sisters, Evelyn, said that she is in a committed relationship with her boyfriend. The other sister, Anna, is not currently in a relationship. The similarities and differences between these siblings have influenced their development.
Emerging Adulthood …show more content…
When asked what it was like for her to be a young adult she expressed, “For me, it’s just kind of expected to be a young adult; I’ve always just grown up acting like an adult already so I don’t really see a difference between me when I was younger and how it is now” (personal communication, April 13, 2016). She says that the biggest difference in her transition from high school to college is that she has more freedom now. Emerging adulthood is a time where people have more independence from their parents (Santrock, 2014). She explained how she has more self-determination now to do whatever she wants as opposed to when she was at home. She talked about how when she lived at home she was not as involved as she is now because she had her family to hang out …show more content…
The relationships that the sibling shared with their parents can have an overall impact on the relationship with their sibling (G. Kline, personal communication, April 18, 2016). Anna described her parents as more laid back and not very strict. This allowed the siblings to have a better relationship with each other in contradiction to if the parents were more authoritarian which is known to lead to a more conflictual relationship between the siblings (G. Kline, personal communication, April 18, 2016). These are examples of modeling because the basis of the siblings’ relationships with each other stem from the overall relationship with the parents.
In young adulthood, sibling relationships are said to be more voluntary and up to the siblings to decide how it will go on because there is no parent or guardian forcing the siblings to get along (S. Jones, personal communication, April 18, 2016). The siblings live in the same residence hall and have joined the same sorority as one another. They are making the choice to remain close to one another through the transition of being a college freshman and they are supporting each other through the hard transition of emerging adulthood. There are many benefits to having a positive relationship with a