Theories Involved

World View (Different Perspective)

Odd occurrences

Researches and Studies

Tips and Tricks

Sibling Rivalry

“by blood”

“brotherly love”

“familial love”

“kinsman or relative”

“Brother or Sister”

Original

Renaissance

Old English

Current use

each of two or more children or

offspring having both parents in

common; a brother or sister. Some

societies consider sibling having just

one parent in common or two

children having to grow together

due to some circumstance

Psychoanalytic-Evolutionary

Social Psychological

Social Learning

Family-Ecological Systems

Psychoanalytic-Evolutionary 1

Bowlby’s Attachment theory

and Adler’s Theory of

Individual PsychologyTwo main theories under the Psychoanalytic-Evolutionary Theory

Bowlby’s Attachment theory Purports to explain developmental changes, but

primarily individual differences, in social relationships.

Bowlby’s Attachment theory Siblings are also used as a source of emotional security.

Bowlby’s Attachment theory In maturity, individuals form mutual and reciprocal relationships.

Bowlby’s Attachment theory Parent-child attachment relationship serves as an

internal working model with children’s interaction with siblings.

Adler’s Theory of

Individual PsychologyWas part of the psychoanalytic movement during

the early 1900s focusing on the causes of personality.

Adler’s Theory of

Individual PsychologyAdler was specifically interested in implications of

social dynamics to an individual’s style of life and management of self esteem

Adler’s Theory of

Individual PsychologyAdler thrust in individual psychology landed him as an advocate of egalitarianism.

Social Psychological 2

Heider’s Attribution theory Focuses on an Individual’s explanation of the causes of a behavior or event.

Social comparison theory Proposed by leon festinger, states that an

individuals are intrinsically motivated to measure

themselves based on how they compare to others.

Self Esteem

Enhancement Concept Coined by Martin Suls and Wheller (2002)

Social Learning 3

Social Learning via

Reinforcements and Observation

Albert Bandura (1977)

“Individuals are more likely to imitate models who

are warm and nurturant, high in status or simply

similar to themselves.”Albert Bandura (1977)

Learned behavior through reinforcement may not always be positive

“Sibling relationships may be described as a

training ground for Aggression”Patterson (1986)

Family-Ecological Systems 4

Microsystems

with direct influence with

the child

Mesosytems

interaction of microsystem

components with one another

Exosytem

Large Social System which

the child does not function directly

Macrosystem

Cultural Values, Customs

and Laws

Chronosystem

Time and its components

such as Change, Birth, Death Etc.

The story of the

giggle twins,

Daphne Goodship

and Barbara

Herbert

The story of body-

building Bros. Tom

and Steve

The amazing Twin

story of James

Arthur Springer and

his brother James

Edward Lewis

“Intense Sibling Loyalties”The Hansel and Gretel Story

Helping BehaviorsThou shall not resist to help

Sibling InfluencesBirds of the same feather…

"Sibling rivalry" is a type

of competition or

animosity among

brothers and sisters

Sigmund Freud saw the

sibling relationship as an

extension of the

Oedipus complex

According to Adler, Sibling

Rivalry is grounded in each

child's need to overcome the

potential feelings of inferiority

Sulloway’s (1996)Born to Rebel: Birth order, Family

Dynamics, and Creative Lives

Why do kids/Sibling fight?

What are the common

causes for sibling conflicts?

Temperament

Special NeedsRole Models

“We should heed and take care of our sibling,

dahil kung masusunod ang natural na takbo ng

buhay. Sila ang makakasabay natin pag tanda,

friends may come and go, but blood will always

be thicker than water”

Ptr.Ed Lapis