Dr. Michal Perlman

Dr. Michal Perlman

Professor, University of Toronto and Director, Dr. R.G.N. Laidlaw Research Centre, University of Toronto

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Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE)

University of Toronto

252 Bloor Street West
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Capturing the Temporal Sequence of Interaction in Young Siblings

Journal article

Michal Perlman, Mark Lyons-Amos, George Leckie, Fiona Steele, Jennifer Jenkins
Jeffrey M Haddad, PLOS ONE, vol. 10, Public Library of Science ({PLoS}), 2015 May, pp. e0126353
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0126353
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APA
Perlman, M., Lyons-Amos, M., Leckie, G., Steele, F., & Jenkins, J. (2015). Capturing the Temporal Sequence of Interaction in Young Siblings. PLOS ONE, 10, e0126353.

Chicago/Turabian
Perlman, Michal, Mark Lyons-Amos, George Leckie, Fiona Steele, and Jennifer Jenkins. “Capturing the Temporal Sequence of Interaction in Young Siblings.” Edited by Jeffrey M Haddad. PLOS ONE 10 (May 2015): e0126353.

MLA
Perlman, Michal, et al. “Capturing the Temporal Sequence of Interaction in Young Siblings.” PLOS ONE, edited by Jeffrey M Haddad, vol. 10, Public Library of Science ({PLoS}), May 2015, p. e0126353.

Abstract

We explored whether young children exhibit subtypes of behavioral sequences during sibling interaction. Ten-minute, free-play observations of over 300 sibling dyads were coded for positivity, negativity and disengagement. The data were analyzed using growth mixture modeling (GMM). Younger (18-month-old) children’s temporal behavioral sequences showed a harmonious (53%) and a casual (47%) class. Older (approximately four-year-old) children’s behavior was more differentiated revealing a harmonious (25%), a deteriorating (31%), a recovery (22%) and a casual (22%) class. A more positive maternal affective climate was associated with more positive patterns. Siblings’ sequential behavioral patterns tended to be complementary rather than reciprocal in nature. The study illustrates a novel use of GMM and makes a theoretical contribution by showing that young children exhibit distinct types of temporal behavioral sequences that are related to parenting processes.


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