Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-1-2018
Journal / Book Title
Journal of Child and Family Studies
Abstract
Siblings have been found to be perhaps the greatest source of social risk for adolescent substance abuse, particularly when the relationship is close. But, close sibling relationships are also linked to an array of important developmental and lifelong protective benefits. Sibling closeness simultaneously poses considerable risks and benefits. These conflicting findings suggest opposite treatment directions, or a “double bind” for practice. That sibling closeness risks contagion suggests treatment that aims to decrease sibling closeness. On the other hand, the many lifelong and protective benefits of close sibling relationships suggests increasing sibling closeness when possible. Family-based treatment is recommended for adolescent substance abuse, but offers little explicit direction for involving siblings in general, and none for this double bind. This paper untangles and translates the extant literature into preliminary practice guidelines; the Sibling Substance Abuse Treatment Matrix. Important variations related to gender, and age-spacing are considered. Implications for future research and practice are discussed.
DOI
10.1007/s10826-018-1068-6
MSU Digital Commons Citation
Caspi, Jonathan; Lardier, David T.; and Barrios, Veronica R., "The Double Bind of Siblings in Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment" (2018). Department of Family Science and Human Development Scholarship and Creative Works. 160.
https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/familysci-facpubs/160
Published Citation
Caspi, J., Lardier, D.T. & Barrios, V.R. The Double Bind of Siblings in Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment. J Child Fam Stud 27, 2232–2244 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-018-1068-6
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