Source: UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI submitted to NRP
SIBLING RELATIONSHIPS AND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
Sponsoring Institution
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Project Status
COMPLETE
Funding Source
HATCH
Reporting Frequency
Annual
Accession No.
1006258
Grant No.
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Cumulative Award Amt.
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Proposal No.
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Multistate No.
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Project Start Date
May 4, 2015
Project End Date
Mar 31, 2020
Grant Year
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Program Code
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Recipient Organization
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI
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COLUMBIA,MO 65211
Performing Department
Human Environmental Sciences
Non Technical Summary
Siblings are influential on one another's development during adolescence; however, compared to studies on parent-adolescent and peer relationships, siblings rarely have been studied as agents of socialization for youth. There are several areas that require further examination. First, we know little about the direct mechanisms by which siblings are influential on adolescents' development. Second, although we do know that older siblings' risky behavior involvement is an important predictor of adolescents' own risky behavior involvement (e.g., sexual behaviors, delinquency), we have little knowledge of how older siblings are influential on their younger brothers' and sisters' positive development (e.g., physical activity, school achievement, moral development, volunteerism, prosocial behaviors). Third, for the most part, the research has focused on siblings in European American families and only recently attention has been paid to siblings from families of other racial and ethnic groups. The proposed study wil address these gaps by 1) investigating sibling communication as a mechanism linking similarities in adolescents' attitudes and behaviors; 2) examining older siblings as socializing agents of youths' healthy behaviors; and 3) focusing on ethnically diverse families, particularly families of Mexican descent. Mixed-method approaches including surveys, focus groups, interviews, and observations will be utilized for data collection. From the proposed study, we will gain information about how communication may serve as a mechanism of influence, how older siblings can promote positive adjustment, and how these processes may be particularly salient for siblings from racial and ethnic minority groups. The findings will have implications for the development of family based prevention-intervention programs that emphasize the role of older siblings in adolescents' positive development.
Animal Health Component
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Research Effort Categories
Basic
100%
Applied
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Developmental
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Classification

Knowledge Area (KA)Subject of Investigation (SOI)Field of Science (FOS)Percent
8026020307050%
8066010308050%
Knowledge Area
806 - Youth Development; 802 - Human Development and Family Well-Being;

Subject Of Investigation
6010 - Individuals; 6020 - The family and its members;

Field Of Science
3070 - Psychology; 3080 - Sociology;
Goals / Objectives
Overall, I will be investigating how sibling relationships are associated with adolescent adjustment. This research is composed of the following three main objectives and their subgoals:1) To investigate the roles of older sisters in adolescent girls' romantic relationship and sexuality development (collaborating with Dr. Nicole Campione-Barr, Psychological Sciences).a) to conduct a study to understand the similarities and differences in sisters' romantic relationship and sexual experiences and attitudesb) to see the unique roles of older sisters' in adolescent girls' romantic relationship and sexuality developmentc) to examine the content of sisters' conversations about dating and sexuality.To achieve these goals, we will collect data in the 2013-2014 academic year and begin to analyze the data in the summer of 2014. Following data collection, analysis, and manuscript preparation, we will submit an external grant (PI: Killoren) to conduct a larger investigation of the roles of older sisters in adolescent girls' romantic relationship and sexuality development.2) To investigate the roles of older siblings in Latino adolescents' sexual health outcomes (collaborating with Dr. Maria Len-Rios [School of Journalism], Dr. Gus Carlo [Human Development and Family Studies], and Dr. Lynne Cooper [Psychological Sciences]).a) to understand the role of media and sexual health literacy on Latino youth's sexual health outcomesb) to examine the interplay of siblings, parents, partners, and peers in predicting Latino youth's sexual health outcomesc) test the moderating roles of acculturation, moral identity, and self-efficacy on the relations between socializing agents and health literacy and Latino youth's sexual health outcomes.To achieve the study goals, we have received an internal grant to conduct focus groups on Latino adolescents' romantic relationships, sibling relationships, and new media use. Further, we will seek foundation funding to investigate our research goals cross-sectionally. Finally, we will submit a R01 grant to the National Institutes of Health (PI: Len-Rios; Co-PI: Killoren) to follow up on our cross-sectional sample and to examine these research goals over time using a longitudinal design.3) To examine the role of older siblings' in Latino adolescents' healthy psychological, intellectual, social, and emotional development (collaborating with Dr. Edna Alfaro, Texas State University-San Marcos).To achieve this objective, we are currently analyzing data from an online survey of Latino late adolescents' sibling relationships and adjustment. Additionally, we are conducting a pilot study with Latino adolescents to determine the roles of older siblings in their positive adjustment. Finally, we will write a R01 grant to the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (PI: Killoren) to conduct a longitudinal study on Latino adolescents' sibling relationships and positive adjustment.
Project Methods
I have organized this section according to the three different aspects of research in which I am involved. First, to assess the roles of mothers and older sisters in adolescent girls' romantic relationship and sexuality development, I will conduct a mixed-methods study. Mothers, older sisters, and adolescent girls will complete surveys and observational tasks (i.e., videotaped conversations). Second, to investigate the roles of family and new media in Latino adolescents' sexual health, we will conduct focus groups and have participants complete surveys. Third, to examine the role of older siblings' in Mexican-origin adolescents' positive development, we will use an online survey and a mixed-method design in which adolescent siblings will complete surveys and observational tasks (i.e., videotaped conversations).All qualitative analyses will include thematic analysis. The quantitative data gathered in the cross-sectional and longitudinal studies will be examined using regression analysis, multi-level modeling, and structual equation modeling. These findings will inform programs for youth and will focus on the roles of older siblings in prevention intervention work focused on positive adolescent development.Families who participate in our project will receive information related to the research findings in the form of electronic or hardcopy newsletters. These newsletters will be distributed after the completion of the research projects.Because the materials will be distributed to families, there will not be an opportunity to evaluate the impact on families.There will, however, be several ways to measure the success of the research project and how the research findings will be distributed to the scientific community. For example, there will be 10-15 journal publications and 3 grant submissions based on the research projects.

Progress 05/04/15 to 03/31/20

Outputs
Target Audience:The target audiences included individuals working in youth development programs (e.g., 4-H), research scholars, undergraduate and graduate students, and the public via news articles. Changes/Problems: Nothing Reported What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?We have had about 20 undergraduates and seven graduate students work on these projects. They have learned valuable research skills, including study design, recruitment, data collection, data analysis, manuscript writing, and presentation of research. Additionally, I have given severaltalks about the importance of sibling relationships for 4-H leaders around the state of Missouri. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?For academic audiences, the results have been presented at conferences and published in manuscripts. For the general public, there have been news stories about the research and I have given several talks to the community as well as podcasts. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals? Nothing Reported

Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals? 1) To investigate the roles of older sisters in adolescent girls' romantic relationship and sexuality development (collaborating with Dr. Nicole Campione-Barr, Psychological Sciences). My colleague and I collected two waves of data from mothers and her older and younger daughters. We have presented our findings at several research conferences, and published two papers, and have several papers in progress. Further, we piloted a measure on adolescents' disclosure of information to parents and siblings, and these data were used as preliminary findings for an NSF grant that was funded (I am the Co-PI). Further, my research on this topic had several media placements, including nbcnews.com. 2) To investigate the roles of older siblings in Latino adolescents' sexual health outcomes (collaborating with Dr. Maria Len-Rios [School of Journalism], Dr. Gus Carlo [Human Development and Family Studies], and Dr. Lynne Cooper [Psychological Sciences]). My colleagues and I collected data from over 1,300 undergraduates and have had several conference presentations and manuscripts using these data. Graduate students have used these data for their dissertations and undergraduate students have used these data for their honors theses. We are still submitting conference proposals and manuscripts using these data. 3) To examine the role of older siblings' in Latino adolescents' healthy psychological, intellectual, social, and emotional development (collaborating with Dr. Edna Alfaro, Texas State University-San Marcos). My colleague and I collect data from 243 Latina/o students from a Hispanic serving university in South Texas. We have published many manuscripts using these data and presented at conferences. We are still submitting manuscripts from these data. We have submitted one NIH RO1 grant proposal that was scored and resubmitted it 3 times. Unfortunately, it was never funded. Currently, we are working on other grant proposals that examine the role of siblings helping one another cope with stressors. Several of our manuscripts from our Texas study are used for preliminary data.

Publications


    Progress 10/01/18 to 09/30/19

    Outputs
    Target Audience:The primary audience that was reached included academics, Family Science professionals, andundergraduate and graduate students. Changes/Problems: Nothing Reported What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?In the past year, I have worked with7 undergraduate students and 6 graduate students. They worked with me on my research projects and publications. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?I presented work at the National Council on Family Relations, a conference that is attended by many therapists, practioners, and extension agents. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?Goal 1: Continue publishing on this topic. Goal 2: Collect longitudinal data from Latina/o young adults and write conference proposals and manuscripts. Goal 3: I will continue publishing on this topic and submit two large grant proposals.

    Impacts
    What was accomplished under these goals? Goal 1: At two conferences this year, Ihad several presentations that would fall under this goal. I also had two publications and one book chapter about sisters influence on adolescent girls' sexuality development and romantic relationships. Goal 2: I collected more data from Latina/o young adults and am examining how their cultural and family experiences are associated with their romantic relationships. I also had one publication that would fall under this goal. Goal 3: I collected data for this and submitted conference presentations.

    Publications

    • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2019 Citation: Campione-Barr, N., & Killoren, S. E. (2019). Love them and hate them: The developmental appropriateness of ambivalence in the adolescent sibling relationship. Child Development Perspectives, 13, 221-226.
    • Type: Journal Articles Status: Awaiting Publication Year Published: 2019 Citation: Streit, C. E., Carlo, G., & Killoren, S. E. (2019). Ethnic socialization, identity, and values associated with U.S. Latino/a young adults prosocial behaviors. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology. Advance online publication.
    • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2019 Citation: Killoren, S. E., Campione-Barr, N., *Jones, S., & *Giron, S. E. (2019). Adolescent girls disclosure about dating and sexuality. Journal of Family Issues, 40, 877-910.
    • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2019 Citation: Killoren, S. E., Campione-Barr, N., *Streit, C., *Giron, S., *Kline, G. C., & Youngblade, L. M. (2019). Content and correlates of sisters messages about dating and sexuality. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 36, 2134-2155.
    • Type: Journal Articles Status: Awaiting Publication Year Published: 2020 Citation: Killoren, S. E., Monk, J. K., Gonzales-Backen, M. A., Kline, G. C., & Jones, S. K. (2019). Perceived experiences of discrimination and Latino/a young adults personal and relational well-being. Journal of Youth and Adolescence. Advance online publication.
    • Type: Journal Articles Status: Awaiting Publication Year Published: 2020 Citation: Streit, C., Carlo, G., & Killoren, S. E. (2020). Family support, respect, and empathy as correlates of U.S. Latino/a college students prosocial behaviors towards different recipients. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships. Advance online publication.
    • Type: Book Chapters Status: Awaiting Publication Year Published: 2020 Citation: Killoren, S. E. (in press). Sexuality in emerging adulthood: Parents and family. In E. M. Morgan and M. H. M. van Dulmen (Eds.), Sexuality in Emerging Adulthood. Oxford University Press.


    Progress 10/01/17 to 09/30/18

    Outputs
    Target Audience:In May 2018, I spoke at a 4-H conference about the importance of sibling relationships for adolescents' development. Changes/Problems: Nothing Reported What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?Several undergraduate and graduate students were involved in these research projects. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Findings have been published in manuscripts. I also presented my work to 4-H leaders in Missouri. Finally, I was interviewed by several media outlets because of this work. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?1) To investigate the roles of older sisters in adolescent girls' romantic relationship and sexuality development (collaborating with Dr. Nicole Campione-Barr, Psychological Sciences). I will submit two more publications from this project. 2) To investigate the roles of older siblings in Latino adolescents' sexual health outcomes. I will be collecting longitudinal data on this and will publish findings from our cross-sectional study of 300 Latino young adults. 3) To examine the role of older siblings' in Latino adolescents' healthy psychological, intellectual, social, and emotional development. I will submit a grant proposal to NSF in July 2019.

    Impacts
    What was accomplished under these goals? 1) To investigate the roles of older sisters in adolescent girls' romantic relationship and sexuality development (collaborating with Dr. Nicole Campione-Barr, Psychological Sciences). I had two publications accepted using the data that I collected for this project. 2) To investigate the roles of older siblings in Latino adolescents' sexual health outcomes We have collected data from over 1,400 undergraduates (350 Latino undergraduates) and are beginning to analyze the data. Additionally, my colleague and I have collected data from 300 Latino young adults on their romantic relationships, cultural experiences and values, and sexual behaviors. We are beginning to work on papers from these data. My colleague and I received a $5000 grant from the Family Process Institute and $7,500 from an internal department grant to fund a 3 month longitudinal study of Latino young adults' romantic relationships, cultural experiences, sexual behaviors, and wellbeing. 3) To examine the role of older siblings' in Latino adolescents' healthy psychological, intellectual, social, and emotional development. I have submitted three publications relevant to this goal. Additionally, I resubmitted a grant to NICHD in June 2018.

    Publications

    • Type: Journal Articles Status: Accepted Year Published: 2019 Citation: Killoren, S. E., Campione-Barr, N., Jones, S., & Giron, S. E. (2019). Adolescent girls disclosure about dating and sexuality. Journal of Family Issues.
    • Type: Journal Articles Status: Accepted Year Published: 2019 Citation: Killoren, S. E., Campione-Barr, N., Streit, C., Giron, S., *Kline, G. C., & Youngblade, L. M. (2019). Content and correlates of sisters messages about dating and sexuality. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships.
    • Type: Journal Articles Status: Under Review Year Published: 2018 Citation: Kline, G. C., & Killoren, S. E. Adolescents perceptions of sibling caregiving.
    • Type: Journal Articles Status: Under Review Year Published: 2018 Citation: Kline, G. C., Jones, S. E., Killoren, S. E., & Alfaro, E. C. Family Relationships and Mexican American College Students Emotional and Behavioral Adjustment
    • Type: Journal Articles Status: Accepted Year Published: 2019 Citation: Streit, C. E., Carlo, G., & Killoren, S. E. Ethnic socialization, identity, and values associated with U.S. Latino/a young adults prosocial behaviors.
    • Type: Journal Articles Status: Under Review Year Published: 2019 Citation: Campione-Barr, N., & Killoren, S. E. Influences of sibling relationships during adolescence and young adulthood.
    • Type: Journal Articles Status: Under Review Year Published: 2018 Citation: Alfaro, E. C., Killoren, S. E., & Castillo, E. Profiles of academic support and Mexican-origin college students academic outcomes.
    • Type: Journal Articles Status: Under Review Year Published: 2018 Citation: Lindell, A., Killoren, S. E., Campione-Barr, N. Parental financial assistance, parent-child relationship quality, and adjustment among U.S. college students.
    • Type: Journal Articles Status: Under Review Year Published: 2018 Citation: Streit, C. E., Carlo, G., & Killoren, S. E. Gender-related pattern of relations among family support, respect values, empathy-related traits, and prosocial behaviors towards different targets.
    • Type: Journal Articles Status: Under Review Year Published: 2018 Citation: Killoren, S. E., Wheeler, L. A., Updegraff, K. A., McHale, S. M., & Umana-Taylor, A. J. Associations among Mexican-origin youths sibling relationships, positive values, and adjustment from adolescence to young adulthood.
    • Type: Journal Articles Status: Under Review Year Published: 2018 Citation: Alfaro, E. C., & Killoren, S. E. Academic vulnerability, important others academic engagement, and Mexican-origin college students academic success.


    Progress 10/01/16 to 09/30/17

    Outputs
    Target Audience:The target audiences were researchers and practitioners interested in Latino adolescent and young adult development. Changes/Problems: Nothing Reported What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?Four graduate students participated in the research addressing these goals. They learned about data collection, data analysis, and writing papers for publications. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?The results were disseminated during conference presentations at the Society for Research on Child Development, the National Council on Family Relations, and the Cambio de Colores Conference. Further, the results were disseminated through published research. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?Goal 1: I will submit two papers for publication. Goal 2: I will submit conference proposals for the Society for Research on Child Development and the Cambio de Colores conference. I will submit two papers for publication (with student authors). Goal 3: With colleagues, I will collect data on the role of significant others (including siblings) in Latino young adults' transition to adulthood, romantic relationships, family, educational, and work experiences. We will submit two conference presentations using these data. Further, using previously collected data, I will submit one paper for publication. Finally, I will resubmit a R01 grant to NIH.

    Impacts
    What was accomplished under these goals? Goal 1: I currently have two papers under review and had two conference presentations accepted. Goal 2: My colleagues and I collected data from over 400 Latino college students to assess the objectives of Goal 2. Further, there two conference presentations using these data were accepted. Goal 3: I published five manuscripts. I resubmitted my NIH R01 grant. I currently have three papers in progress and one paper under review

    Publications

    • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Jones, S., Killoren, S. E., Alfaro, E. C., & Gonzales-Backen, M. A. (2017). Mexican American college students perceived experiences of discrimination, ethnic identity, and adjustment: The protective role of sibling support. Emerging Adulthood. Advance online publication.
    • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Streit, C. E., Carlo, G., Killoren, S. E., & Alfaro, E. C. (2017). Family members relationship qualities and prosocial behaviors in U.S. Mexican young adults: The roles of familism and ethnic identity resolution. Journal of Family Issues. Advance online publication.
    • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Killoren, S. E., *Streit, C., Alfaro, E. C., Delgado, M. Y., & *Johnson, N. (2017). Mexican American college students perceptions of youth success. Journal of Latina/o Psychology, 5, 88-102.
    • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Killoren, S. E., Alfaro, E. C., & Kline, G. (2017). Mexican American emerging adults relationships with siblings and dimensions of familism values. Personal Relationships, 23, 234-248.
    • Type: Journal Articles Status: Under Review Year Published: 2018 Citation: Killoren, S. E., Campione-Barr, N., *Jones, S., & *Giron, S. E. Adolescent girls disclosure about dating and sexuality.
    • Type: Journal Articles Status: Under Review Year Published: 2018 Citation: Alfaro, E. C., Killoren, S. E., & Castillo, E. Profiles of academic support and Mexican-origin college students academic outcomes.
    • Type: Journal Articles Status: Under Review Year Published: 2018 Citation: Killoren, S. E., Campione-Barr, N., *Streit, C., *Giron, S. E., *Kline, G. C., & Youngblade, L. M. Content and correlates of sisters messages about dating and sexuality.


    Progress 10/01/15 to 09/30/16

    Outputs
    Target Audience:I presented my research at several conferences this year. Aside from other academics at national conferences focused on family relationships and human development, I presented work at the Cambio de Colores conference. This conference is attended by practitioners and research who work with Latino families and children, especially those who do applied work. I presented on Latino youths' definitions of what it means to be a successful youth. Changes/Problems: Nothing Reported What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?I have several graduate and undergraduate students working with me and they are presenting data from these projects at conferences. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?We created and distributed newsletters to our participants based on the data we collected for goal 1. Also, we have disseminated our work at conferences (both locally and nationally). What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?I will continue to collect data and publish articles addressing these goals. I will resubmit an R01 grant to address goal number 3. I will present research addressing these goals at national and local conferences.

    Impacts
    What was accomplished under these goals? 1) We are publishing data from this project and presenting work at conferences. 2) We are collecting data from Latino college students across the US to learn more about their family relationships, cultural values and orientations, and their sexual health. 3) We are continuing to publish using data from the online survey. Additionally, I resubmitted theR01 grant and recevied a promising score. I will resubmit the grant proposal to NIH in July.

    Publications

    • Type: Journal Articles Status: Accepted Year Published: 2016 Citation: Streit, C. E., Carlo, G., Killoren, S. E., & Alfaro, E. C. (2017). Family members relationship qualities and prosocial behaviors in U.S. Mexican young adults: The roles of familism and ethnic identity resolution. Journal of Family Issues. Advance online publication.
    • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Killoren, S. E., Streit, C., Alfaro, E. C., Delgado, M. Y., & Johnson, N. (2016). Mexican American college students perceptions of youth success. Journal of Latina/o Psychology. Advance online publication.
    • Type: Journal Articles Status: Awaiting Publication Year Published: 2016 Citation: *Kline, G. C., Killoren, S. E., & Alfaro, E. C. (2016). Perceived parental psychological control, familism values, and Mexican American college students adjustment. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology. Advance online publication.
    • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Killoren, S. E., Zeiders, K. H., Updegraff, K. A., & Uma�a-Taylor, A. J. (2016). The sociocultural context of Mexican-origin pregnant adolescents attitudes toward teen pregnancy and links to future outcomes. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 45, 887-899.
    • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Wheeler, L. A., Killoren, S. E., Whiteman, S. D., Updegraff, K. A., McHale, S. M., & Uma�a-Taylor, A. J. (2016). Romantic Relationship Experiences from Late Adolescence to Young Adulthood: The Role of Older Siblings in Mexican-Origin Families. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 45, 900-915.
    • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Killoren, S. E., Alfaro, E. C., & Kline, G. (2016). Mexican American emerging adults relationships with siblings and dimensions of familism values. Personal Relationships, 23, 234-248.
    • Type: Journal Articles Status: Under Review Year Published: 2017 Citation: Jones, S., Killoren, S. E., Alfaro, E. C., Gonzales-Backen, M. A. Mexican American college students perceived experiences of global discrimination: The protective role of sibling support.
    • Type: Journal Articles Status: Under Review Year Published: 2017 Citation: Kline, G. C., Killoren, S. E., Alfaro, E. C., & Jones, S. C. Family relationships and Mexican American college students emotional and behavioral adjustment.
    • Type: Journal Articles Status: Under Review Year Published: 2017 Citation: Killoren, S. E., Campione-Barr, N., Streit, C., Giron, S. E., Kline, G. C., & Youngblade, L. M. Adolescent girls conversations with older sisters about dating and sexuality: Links to sexual intentions.


    Progress 05/04/15 to 09/30/15

    Outputs
    Target Audience: Nothing Reported Changes/Problems: Nothing Reported What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided? Nothing Reported How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest? Nothing Reported What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?Goal 1: a) I will prepare at least 2 manuscripts for publication. b) I will submit at least one conference proposal for the Society for Research in Child Development. Goal 2: a) I will complete data collection. b) I will prepare conference proposals. c) I will prepare at least two manuscripts for publication. Goal 3: a) I will resubmit my NIH R01 proposal examining the positive role of older siblings on Mexican-origin adolescents' physical health and educational outcomes.

    Impacts
    What was accomplished under these goals? Goal 1 Accomplishments: a) I am continuting to collect one year follow-up data from our project on sisters' influence on adolescent girls' sexuality development. Data collection will be completed in April 2016. b) I am presenting a poster about adolescent girls' communication with their sisters at the Society for Research on Adolescence conference in Baltimore, MD on 3/31/16. c) I submitted a paper examining the content of sisters' messages about dating and sexuality. Unfortunately, the paper was rejected. I am revising the paper and will submit it to another journal. Goal 2 Accomplishments: a) My research group has an article published using focus group data we collected on this topic. The article examines Latino adolescents' media use and their perspectives on romantic relationships (Len-Rios, Streit, Killoren, Deutsch, Cooper, & Carlo, 2016). b) I have a paper under review examining college students' communication about sex with siblings and best friends and how this communication is associated with sexual attitudes and values. c) We have received funding and are beginning to collect data from Latino college students (Dominican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, and Mexican) around the U.S. on health and adjustment. I have included measures on family relationships and sexual and relationship health. I will begin to analyze these data this summer and will write several manuscripts. Goal 3 Accomplishments: a) I submitted a R01 grant to NIH to examine the role of older siblings in Mexican American adolescents' physical health and educational outcomes. I received a very good score and will resubmit in July. b) I have a paper under 3rd review examining how Mexican American college students define youth success and identify contributors to youth success. Findings from this paper have revealed aspects of development that Mexican Americans identify as important to study. Additionally, the findings confirmed the importance of looking at family members (including siblings) as positive role models in youth's lives. c) I have several papers and conference presentations that I am working on with students examining the protective role of sibling relationships when Mexican American college students are facing risk (e.g., parental psychological control and discrimination). The findings from these papers highlight the important protective role of sibling relationships. d) In a paper that was recently published (Killoren et al., 2015), I found that positive sibling relationships were promotive of healthy adjustment including fewer depressive symptoms and less risky behavior involvement.

    Publications

    • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Killoren, S. E., Rodr�guez De Jes�s, S. A., Updegraff, K. A., & Wheeler, L. A. (2016). Sibling relationship quality and Mexican-origin adolescents and young adults familism values and adjustment. International Journal of Behavioral Development. Advance online publication.
    • Type: Journal Articles Status: Accepted Year Published: 2016 Citation: Killoren, S. E., Alfaro, E. C., & Kline, G. (in press). Mexican American emerging adults relationships with siblings and dimensions of familism values. Personal Relationships.
    • Type: Journal Articles Status: Awaiting Publication Year Published: 2016 Citation: Len-Rios, M. E., Streit, C., Killoren, S. E., Deutsch, A., Cooper, L. M., & Carlo, G. (in press). Latino adolescents use of mass media and mediated communication in romantic relationships. Journal of Children and Media.
    • Type: Journal Articles Status: Accepted Year Published: 2016 Citation: Wheeler, L. A., Killoren, S. E., Whiteman, S. D., Updegraff, K. A., McHale, S. M., & Uma�a-Taylor, A. J. (in press). Romantic relationship experiences from late adolescence to young adulthood: The role of older siblings in Mexican-origin families. Journal of Youth and Adolescence. Advance online publication.
    • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Killoren, S. E., Zeiders, K. H., Updegraff, K. A., & Uma�a-Taylor, A. J. (2016). The sociocultural context of Mexican-origin pregnant adolescents attitudes toward teen pregnancy and links to future outcomes. Journal of Youth and Adolescence. Advance online publication.
    • Type: Journal Articles Status: Under Review Year Published: 2016 Citation: Streit, C., Carlo, G., Killoren, S. E., & Alfaro, E. C. Family relationships and prosocial behaviors in US Mexican-origin youth.
    • Type: Journal Articles Status: Under Review Year Published: 2016 Citation: Killoren, S. E., Streit, C., Alfaro, E. C., Delgado, M. Y., & Johnson, N. (R & R). Mexican American college students perceptions of youth success. Journal of Latina/o Psychology.