The contribution of childhood sibling relationships to adult sibling relationships and intention to provide care was investigated in a sample in which one member of each dyad had Down syndrome. Thirty-nine adult siblings of an adult with Down syndrome who had participated in a study of sibling relationships in childhood/adolescence provided data about the quality of current relationships and of their intention to provide care for their brother/sister with Down syndrome in the future. Only behavior problems in the child with Down syndrome predicted warmth of the current adult relationship. Although adult sibling relationships were reported to be warm, the quality of neither the current nor the past relationship was associated with the reported intention to provide care.

Item Type:	Refereed Article
Keywords:	siblings, relationship, Down syndrome, intellectual disability
Research Division:	Human Society
Research Group:	Social work
Research Field:	Social work not elsewhere classified
Objective Division:	Law, Politics and Community Services
Objective Group:	Community services
Objective Field:	Families and family services
UTAS Author:	Cuskelly, M (Professor Monica Cuskelly)
ID Code:	111467
Year Published:	2016
Web of Science® Times Cited:	16
Deposited By:	Education
Deposited On:	2016-09-14
Last Modified:	2017-11-07
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