Love You Like a Sister: How Emotions Experienced and Expressed Affect Relationship Closeness Among Siblings

• In Event: Communication among Siblings

Abstract

Although the sibling relationship plays a dominant role in many people’s lives, little research has focused specifically on this relationship. One particular aspect of the sibling relationship that deserves more research is that of emotion expression and experience among siblings. The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between the experience and expression of emotions and relational closeness, particularly in the context of communication, as it relates directly to the sibling relationship.

Author

• Elizabeth Chupp, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign