SIBLINGS: SOCIAL ADJUSTMENTS, INTERACTION AND FAMILY DYNAMICS -- SIBLINGS: SOCIAL ADJUSTMENTS, INTERACTION AND FAMILY DYNAMICS -- LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1: SIBLINGS: PARENT-CHILD ATTACHMENTS, PERCEPTIONS, INTERACTION AND FAMILY DYNAMICS -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- 1. ATTACHMENT THEORY -- 1.1. Definition -- 1.2. Various Attachment Figures -- 2. FAMILY AS A SYSTEM -- 2.1. Definition and Family System Make-up -- 2.2. Various Subsystems (Intergenerational, Marital, Coparental, Parent-Child and Sibling) -- 3. ATTACHMENT WITHIN THE FAMILY SYSTEM -- 3.1. Main Findings of Past Analytical Research -- 3.2. Systemic Approach to Attachment -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 2: SIBLINGS EXPOSED TO INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE: FAMILY PREDICTORS OF CHILD TRAUMA SYMPTOMS -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE -- Trauma Symptoms in Children Exposed to IPV -- Similarities and Differences in Sibling Trauma Symptoms -- Maternal Stress -- The Role of Mother-Child Relationships -- METHOD -- RESULTS -- Comparison of Sibling Trauma Symptoms -- Family Predictors of Child Trauma Symptoms -- Differential Maternal Treatment of Siblings -- DISCUSSION -- Comparison of Siblings -- The Role of Familial Factors -- Limitations and Future Research -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 3: PARENT-CHILD INTERACTION THERAPY FOR SEVERE SIBLING CONFLICT IN YOUNG CHILDREN -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- WHAT IS PARENT-CHILD INTERACTION THERAPY? -- EMPIRICAL FINDINGS OF PCIT -- HOW PCIT CAN HELP SIBLING CONFLICT -- Coaching Siblings Together -- Incorporating Siblings into Child-Directed Interaction -- Incorporating Siblings into Parent-Directed Interaction -- CASE ILLUSTRATION -- Presenting Concerns -- Assessment -- Child-Directed Interaction -- Parent-Directed Interaction -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES.

Chapter 4: RISK-TAKING MIDDLE-BORNS: A STUDY ON RISK PREFERENCES AND BIRTH ORDER -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. SURVEY DESIGN AND DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS -- 3. RESULTS -- 3.1. Descriptive Risk Results -- 3.2. Econometric Analysis on Economic-, Health/Safety-,and Sports/Lifestyle-Related Risks -- 3.3. Time Preferences -- CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- APPENDIX A. -- APPENDIX B -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 5: EFFECTIVENESS OF SLOVENIAN HEALTH INSURANCE REIMBURSEMENT POLICY IN TWINS' RATE REDUCTION IN MEDICALLY ASSISTED REPRODUCTION -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. TWIN AND HIGHER ORDER MULTIPLE PREGNANCIES IN MAR -- 2.1. Social and Economic Effects of Twin Gestations -- 3. STEPS FROM MULTIPLE TO SINGLE EMBRYO TRANSFER -- 3.1. Single and Double Embryo Transfer Success Rate -- 3.2. Cryopreservation of Embryos -- 3.3. Single Embryo Transfer Policies Across Europe -- 4. CROSS BORDER TREATMENT POLICIES -- 5. EFFECT OF SLOVENIAN HEALTH INSURANCE REIMBURSEMENT POLICY ON TWIN RATE INCIDENCE -- 5.1. Characteristics of Cross Border and Domestic Patients -- 5.2. eSET Inclusion Criteria -- 5.3. Ovarian Stimulation and Embryo Transfer Differences -- 5.4. Decision for eSET -- 5.5. Clinical Pregnancy and Delivery Rates -- 5.6. Twin Rate Incidence -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 6: HOW TO SUPPORT SIBLINGS OF CHILDREN WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES? A BRIEF OUTLINE OF A LONGITUDINAL, MULTI-PERSPECTIVE STUDY ON SIBLINGS OF CHILDREN WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES -- INTRODUCTION -- RESEARCH OUTLINE AND METHODOLOGY -- Participants -- Procedures and Instruments -- ANALYSIS -- RESULTS -- Age Related Opportunities and Challenges -- Life-Changing Events -- Life Domains -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 7: COMMUNICATIVE FUNCTIONS OF EMOTIONS IN SIBLING RELATIONSHIPS -- ABSTRACT -- COMMUNICATIVE FUNCTIONS OF EMOTIONS IN SIBLING RELATIONSHIPS.

COMMUNICATIVE FUNCTIONS OF EMOTIONS IN MARTIAL INTERACTION -- CURRENT STUDY -- METHOD -- Sample -- Procedure -- Measures -- RESULTS -- DISCUSSION -- Limitations -- Broader Significance -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- INDEX.