Sibling relationships

This volume comprises of two parts. The first part is a review of the literature that has contributed to the understanding of the role that siblings play in the development of emotion regulation. The second part is an empirical study that investigates the experience of growing up with a sibling who has a learning disability. The literature review put forward the argument that siblings play a significant role in the development of emotion regulation. This paper has been prepared for submission to the journal Family Processes. The empirical study utilises qualitative methodology to examine the experience of eight people who have a sibling who has a learning disability and how this has impacted on their life, when they were children and now. This paper has been prepared for submission to the British Journal of Developmental Psychology. The Public Domain Briefing Paper is also submitted in this volume