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A Study on Sibling Relationship During Late Adulthood


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1 Department of Human Development and Family Studies, College of Home Science, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur (Rajasthan), India
2 Department of Human Development and Family Studies, College of Home Science, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur (Rajasthan), India
     

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Sibling relationship during late adulthood was studied on subjects belonging to middle income group residing in Udaipur city. The data was collected from 180 respondents comprising of three dyads i.e. sister- sister dyad, brother-brother dyad and brother-sister dyad within the age range of 60-75 years. Thirty pairs of each dyad were selected. The results revealed that amongst all the three dyads sister-sister dyad was the strongest, brother-sister dyad and brother-brother dyad maintained a moderate relationship. Majority of the dyads were found to maintain congenial type of relationship. Hence, it is concluded that the relationship amongst various dyads is reasonably good during this phase of life.

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Late Adulthood, Sibling Relationship, Sister-sister Dyad, Brother-Brother Dyad, Brothersister Dyad.
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Authors

Shreya Mehta
Department of Human Development and Family Studies, College of Home Science, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur (Rajasthan), India
Renu Dhakar
Department of Human Development and Family Studies, College of Home Science, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur (Rajasthan), India

Abstract


Sibling relationship during late adulthood was studied on subjects belonging to middle income group residing in Udaipur city. The data was collected from 180 respondents comprising of three dyads i.e. sister- sister dyad, brother-brother dyad and brother-sister dyad within the age range of 60-75 years. Thirty pairs of each dyad were selected. The results revealed that amongst all the three dyads sister-sister dyad was the strongest, brother-sister dyad and brother-brother dyad maintained a moderate relationship. Majority of the dyads were found to maintain congenial type of relationship. Hence, it is concluded that the relationship amongst various dyads is reasonably good during this phase of life.

Keywords


Late Adulthood, Sibling Relationship, Sister-sister Dyad, Brother-Brother Dyad, Brothersister Dyad.

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