Risk and protective factors predicting sibling emotional intelligence among adolescent siblings of individuals with and without intellectual and developmental disabilities

Abstract

This study examined emotional intelligence and emotionality among adolescent siblings. Data were collected via a national, online survey, yielding responses from 97 parent-sibling pairs. Results showed that siblings of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) reported higher levels of anxiety toward the target child than did siblings of typically-developing individuals. Sibling feelings toward the target child were related to both parental and target child factors, but only among families of individuals with IDD.