Sibling family practices: guidelines for healthy boundaries. J Child Sex Abus 2009;18(3):339-54
Date
10/28/2009Pubmed ID
19856737DOI
10.1080/10538710902901630Scopus ID
2-s2.0-70449645398 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 6 CitationsAbstract
A questionnaire was given to 500 mental health and child welfare professionals asking for maximum acceptable ages for siblings to engage jointly in certain family practices related to hygiene, affection, and privacy. A large proportion of respondents felt it was never acceptable for siblings to take showers together (40%), kiss on the mouth (37%), or toilet together (32%). Some significant differences occurred based on the gender of the older sibling within sets of same gender or mixed gender pairs, with older brothers being acceptable up to lower ages than older sisters. The effects of child abuse, age, race, and the amount of education on the respondents' answers are investigated. The limitations of the age guidelines are discussed.
Author List
Johnson TC, Huang BE, Simpson PMAuthor
Pippa M. Simpson PhD Adjunct Professor in the Pediatrics department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AdultAge Factors
Attitude of Health Personnel
Child
Child Abuse
Child Welfare
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Personal Space
Population Surveillance
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Sibling Relations
Siblings
Surveys and Questionnaires
United States
