Noah Ayers
Pronouns: He/ Him
Research Mentor(s): Zachary Reese
Co-Presenter: Thomas, Renee
Research Mentor School/College/Department: Social Psychology / LSA
Presentation Date: April 20
Presentation Type: Poster
Session: Session 6 – 4:40pm – 5:30 pm
Room: League Ballroom
Authors: Noah Ayers , Renee Thomas, Zachary Reese
Presenter: 98
Abstract
Does having a close sibling relationship make us feel more hopeful? Does it increase our probability to take risks? Is a close sibling relationship tied to having higher self-esteem? This research is interested in how different sibling relationships affect an individual’s self-esteem and self-efficacy. Additionally, exploring the many ways having a close sibling might predict day-to-day feelings and behaviors. Self-esteem is “The overall positive or negative evaluations people have of themselves†(Gilovich et al., 2018, p. 78). Current literature has focused on romantic relationships but neglects the role of sibling relationships may play in our lives. Sibling relationships have unique characteristics that vary by person and situation. The present study will seek to understand the association between sibling relationships and self-esteem, furthermore the likelihood of risk-taking. This study examines all aspects of sibling relationships from Full-Sibling, Half-sibling, Step-sibling, and fostered-sibling. We hypothesize that the sibling who is considered the closest, defined by levels of intimacy and similarity, will have a greater and more positive influence on higher self-esteem. We conducted this study using a Qualtrics survey, distributed through MTurk. The Qualities survey is composed of a sibling questionnaire, Rosenberg self-esteem questionnaire, Domain-specific hope, and risk-seeking questionnaire. These scales are given to two groups, those with siblings and those without. Participants without siblings were used as the control group and were exempted from answering questions regarding the sibling questionnaire.
Interdisciplinary, Social Sciences
