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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Child and contextual effects in the emergence of differential maternal sensitivity across siblings.

Journal article

Dillon T. Browne, Mark Wade, Andre Plamondon, George Leckie, Michal Perlman, Sheri Madigan, Jennifer M. Jenkins
Developmental Psychology, vol. 54, American Psychological Association ({APA}), 2018 Jul, pp. 1265--1276

DOI: 10.1037/dev0000506

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Browne, D. T., Wade, M., Plamondon, A., Leckie, G., Perlman, M., Madigan, S., & Jenkins, J. M. (2018). Child and contextual effects in the emergence of differential maternal sensitivity across siblings. Developmental Psychology, 54, 1265–1276. https://doi.org/10.1037/dev0000506

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Browne, Dillon T., Mark Wade, Andre Plamondon, George Leckie, Michal Perlman, Sheri Madigan, and Jennifer M. Jenkins. “Child and Contextual Effects in the Emergence of Differential Maternal Sensitivity across Siblings.” Developmental Psychology 54 (July 2018): 1265–1276.

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Browne, Dillon T., et al. “Child and Contextual Effects in the Emergence of Differential Maternal Sensitivity across Siblings.” Developmental Psychology, vol. 54, American Psychological Association ({APA}), July 2018, pp. 1265–76, doi:10.1037/dev0000506.

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@article{browne2018a,
  title = {Child and contextual effects in the emergence of differential maternal sensitivity across siblings.},
  year = {2018},
  month = jul,
  journal = {Developmental Psychology},
  pages = {1265--1276},
  publisher = {American Psychological Association ({APA})},
  volume = {54},
  doi = {10.1037/dev0000506},
  author = {Browne, Dillon T. and Wade, Mark and Plamondon, Andre and Leckie, George and Perlman, Michal and Madigan, Sheri and Jenkins, Jennifer M.},
  month_numeric = {7}
}

Abstract

The present study examined the effects of socioeconomic status (SES) and sibling differences in birth weight on sibling differences in the receipt of maternal sensitivity (i.e., differential parenting). It was hypothesized that sibling differences in birth weight would predict absolute differential parenting across the sibship (i.e., the more different siblings' birth weight, the more different the level of sensitivity in the family, overall) and child-specific differential parenting (i.e., relatively heavier siblings receiving more sensitivity, compared to his or her counterpart within the family). It was also hypothesized that there would be greater sibling differences in birth weight in lower SES settings. Multiparous mothers were recruited within two weeks of childbirth and filmed interacting with each of their children when younger siblings were 1.60 years (SD = .16, N = 396 younger siblings) and next-older siblings were 4.05 (SD = .75; N = 396 older siblings). Videotapes were coded for maternal sensitivity. Multilevel path-analysis revealed that lower-SES families exhibited greater sibling differences in birth weight, which corresponded to greater absolute differential parenting. Also, heavier siblings received relatively higher levels of sensitivity within the family. This study demonstrates that child and contextual factors operate together in predicting differential parenting.

Dr. Michal Perlman

Child and contextual effects in the emergence of differential maternal sensitivity across siblings.

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