Sibling Conflict
Dimension 963 of 1,100 · Health Lens
Sibling Conflict measures the degree of antagonism, quarrelling, meanness, and physically or emotionally aggressive interaction expressed in relationships between siblings. It encompasses everyday irritation and arguments as well as openly hostile or harmful exchanges.
evidence final name · Brothers Sisters
Minimal Sibling Conflict
Expressions activating this band show little direct sibling-focused hostility, with relationship content centered on general family contact, background experiences, or mild interpersonal irritation rather than active conflict between siblings.
Mild Sibling Conflict
Expressions activating this band describe recognizable sibling discord such as arguing, quarrelling, shouting, or isolated physical aggression. The conflict is explicit but presented as episodic rather than defining the relationship.
Moderate Sibling Conflict
Expressions activating this band reflect sibling relationships in which conflict is a salient organizing feature, including recurrent quarrelling within the family context and attention to the quality of the sibling bond itself.
High Sibling Conflict
Expressions activating this band portray frequent and direct antagonism between siblings, marked by arguing, shouting, getting on each other's nerves, and openly negative feelings toward one another.
Severe Sibling Conflict
Expressions activating this band depict a sibling relationship characterized by entrenched meanness and emotionally harsh mutual treatment. Hostility is framed as a prominent and ongoing quality of how the siblings relate to each other.
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Minimal Brothers Sisters: Content characterized by while, between, strained, and related themes. Expressions activating this band reflect brothers sisters at this level.
Emerging Brothers Sisters: Content characterized by sisters, bosses, degree, and related themes. Expressions activating this band reflect brothers sisters at this level.
Elevated Brothers Sisters: Content characterized by pleasure, even, required, and related themes. Expressions activating this band reflect brothers sisters at this level.
Severe Brothers Sisters: Content characterized by meant, get, all, and related themes. Expressions activating this band reflect brothers sisters at this level.