Influence of Sisters on Relationships and Sexuality Perception

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How sisters influence relationships and sexuality perception
Introduction:
The research is conducted by Sarah E. Killoren and 5 other associate researchers. The topic
that is focused on the paper is the influence of the siblings on the relationships of each other.
Research Question
The research question is whether there are any mechanisms and correlates of sister’ messages
and their influence on emotional and sexual behavior (Croes et al., 2019). This is interesting
as families play a vital role in shaping the opinions and perceptions of individuals. Siblings
specially, share a close bond and have the ability influence how the other siblings behave in
the matters of relationships and sexuality.
Discussion
Aim of the study
The major aim of the study is to understand the content of the messages that siblings send to
each other and the correlation that they might have on each other’s’ romantic and sexual life.
Methodology
The authors used dyadic approach by examining the topics and content of the messages that
the elder and the younger sisters shared between one another and the frequency of the
conversation topics influence their romantic and sexual interactions, experiences, perceptions
and intentions. The authors took a sample size of 62 sister dyads from community

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organizations, school directory information, community-sponsored events. The participants
belonged to the Colorado and Missouri area. The data collection took place over a span of 4
years, from 2010 to 2014. All 62 dyads of sisters belonged to the age group 11 to 18 years.
The data collected from them were analyzed on the basis of the content and frequency of their
messages regarding relationships and sexuality. The collected data is analyzed both
qualitatively and quantitatively in order to reach to a meaningful conclusion.
Findings
The findings of the study have two dimensions. The first one is related to the type of
messages that siblings send to each other. The message content was of four types, dating
logistics, partners of dating, sex and self-importance. The study shows that 93.5% of the
sisters talked about dating logistics and covered a myriad of topics like the progress and
timing, the values of the relationships and so on. The second theme was discussed by 75.8%
of the sister dyads and talked about their own preferences regarding their partners, their
concepts of ideal partners. They also shared their personal opinions of certain people that the
other dated. The third theme, sex, has been discussed by 37.1% of the sample and their
messages covered vast ranges of topics such as premarital sex, sexual pressure, use of
protection and the possible consequences of unprotected sex.
Analysis
Most messages on sex that sisters shared among each other are cautionary in nature. The
fourth theme of self-importance was discussed scarcely though it was present among some
sister dyads. The findings also show significant correlation between the message content and
their sexual and emotional perceptions.
A further analysis shows that elder sisters are likely to provide more dating advices and
cautionary. It is because they have more experience in those matters. The younger sisters