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| Study on current situation and influencing factors of sibling relationships among preschool children in two-child families in Jiangsu Province |
| SONG Jia, TIAN Tian, LI Jing, ZHANG Dan, YUAN Hui, SHEN Mengmeng, HU Youfang |
| Department of Child Health, Jiangsu Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210036, Jiangsu Province, China |
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Abstract Objective To describe the current status of sibling relationship among preschool children in urban two-child families in Jiangsu Province, explore the influencing factors of sibling relationship among preschool children, and provide a theoretical basis for promoting the positive development of sibling relationship among preschool children. Methods By using the method of stratified cluster sampling, from March to July 2019 , 2 064 eligible preschool children from 7 cities in Jiangsu Province were selected. The 3-6-year-old urban children’s family parenting environment questionnaire, 4-16-year-old Achenbach children’s behavior checklist（CBCL）, self-prepared preschool children’s sibling relationship questionnaire, and family general situation questionnaire were used to investigate. Independent sample t-test, one-way ANOVA, and multiple linear regression were used to analyze the influencing factors of sibling relationship. Results Sibling intimacy was positively correlated with good and moderate family upbringing（P<0.05）, but negatively correlatedwith sibling age difference（P<0.05）. Sibling conflict was positively correlated with sibling age difference, good, and moderate family upbringing, and father’s democratic parenting style（P<0.05）, but negatively correlated with CBCL results （P<0.05）. Sibling competition was positively correlated with good family upbringing environment, sibling age difference, and parents’ democratic parenting style（P<0.05）, but negatively correlated with CBCL results and family income（P<0.05）. Conclusion The large age gap between the first and second child can reduce the occurrence of sibling conflict and competition, but it is not conducive to sibling intimacy. A good family upbringing environment and the democratic parenting pattern of parents are conducive to the promotion of sibling relationships among preschool children. Children with behavioral problems are not conducive to the promotion of sibling relationships.
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