Abstract

The literature concerning the influence of siblings on the sex-role attitudes of adolescents is characterized by chaos and a lack of concensus. As a result, it is still unclear whether an influence is exercised by the sibling constellation and if so, what form this influence takes. The goal of this article is to find an answer to these questions. Data concerning 270 eleventh and twelfth grade stu¬dents (fifth and sixth year of secondary school) from an academically oriented school in Ghent (Belgium) are analysed. The influence of four variables is studied: family size, order of birth, sex of the sibling(s) and sibling spacing. The conclusion is that there are no reasons to think that the sibling constellation is an important factor in the development of the sex-role attitudes of adolescents.

How to Cite:

Eeckhaut, M., (2007) “Siblingconstellatie en geslachtsrolattitudes: een onderzoek naar de invloed van broers en zussen in een Gentse ASO-school”, Tijdschrift voor Sociologie 28(2), 140–165. doi: https://doi.org/10.21825/sociologos.86679