Constructing and validating a measure of adolescents’ perceptions of sibling trust.

The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of a new self-report measure of sibling trust that assessed the multidimensionality of adolescents’ perceptions of trust (i.e., reliability, emotional, honesty) toward their siblings and its association with relational satisfaction. Participants included 191 Canadian adolescents between 10 and 13 years old. Findings demonstrated sibling trust comprised reliability and honesty domains, which were observed to be partially invariant as a function of gender and birth order. Further, the domains of trust positively predicted siblings’ relational satisfaction. Multigroup comparisons of birth order showed that the effects for honesty trust on satisfaction were stronger for younger sibling girls than older sibling girls, older sibling boys, and younger sibling boys. The association between honesty trust and satisfaction was nonsignificant for younger sibling boys. These findings emphasize the value of trust for siblings as their relationship evolves over time. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved)
Source: Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research