Download or read book Examining Relationships Among Risk, Resilience, and Gender in Siblings of Children with Severe Emotional Disturbance written by Laura Yates Clark and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ABSTRACT: : This project sought to explore the relationship among risk, resilience, and gender in siblings of children with severe emotional disturbance (SED). Growing out of the larger Sibling Resilience Research Project, a planned longitudinal effort studying the siblings and factors influencing their adjustment, it examined the role of gender in adjustment and sought to identify child, family, and contextual factors that differentially predicted adjustment for males and females. This sibling population is understudied yet at increased risk, due to significant stress exposure and shared risk factors with a sibling already identified as SED. Results indicate that siblings demonstrate higher levels of adjustment, fewer problem behaviors, and higher levels of competencies relative to the children with SED. In addition, some gender differences emerged, suggesting that females in this population may fare better than males in the face of adversity in specific domains (e.g., school functioning). Further, characteristics were identified that differentially impact adjustment for males and females. These findings are potentially relevant to multiple disciplines and could be used to better inform prevention/intervention efforts.