Publication date: Jun 14, 2025
This pre-registered randomized clinical trial examined the efficacy of a prevention program on parenting of siblings and sibling relationships among Latinxs. Participants were 272 sibling dyads (82. 9% Mexican) with 5th graders (M = 10. 63; SD = 0. 38; 51. 8% female), their younger siblings in 1st to 4th grades (M = 8. 18; SD = 1. 06; 54. 8% female), and their caregivers. Families were randomized to Siblings Are Special (SIBS; n = 161) or an alternative academic skills program (n = 111). Data were collected pre- and post-program (2018-2022). Significant effects were detected for sibling-focused parenting in the expected direction for authoritarian control and non-intervention in sibling conflicts, but there were no effects for sibling relationship quality. Implications of COVID-19 and future directions are discussed.
| Concepts | Keywords |
|---|---|
| 5th | parents |
| Caregivers | prevention |
| Mexican | siblings |
| Pandemic | socioemotional |
Semantics
| Type | Source | Name |
|---|---|---|
| disease | MESH | COVID-19 Pandemic |
| disease | IDO | intervention |
| disease | IDO | quality |