Across the lifespan, siblings occupy a prominent position in each others' lives. It is not until adulthood, however, that sibling relationships adopt an egalitarian tone (Bedford & Avioli, 2001) and resemble a relationship comparable to a friendship (Cicirelli, 1994). As such, both friends (Guererro & Chavez, 2005; Johnson, 2001; Messman, Canary, & Hause, 2000) and siblings (Myers & Members of COM 200, 2001; Myers & Weber, 2004) engage in relational maintenance behaviors-which are conceptualized as the actions and activities in which individuals engage to sustain desired relational definitions (Canary & Stafford, 1994) for the specific purpose of maintaining their relationships. However, adult siblings have to make a stronger effort than friends do to maintain a supportive relationship (Voorpostel & Van der Lippe, 2007). To date, a host of researchers (Eidsness & Myers, 2008; Goodboy, Myers, & Patterson, 2009; Johnson & Corti, 2008; Mikkelson, 2006b, 2007; Myers, Brann, & Rittenour, 2008; Myers & Members of COM 200, 2001; Myers & Weber, 2004; Olah & Cameron, 2008) have concluded collectively that not only do adult siblings use relational maintenance behaviors, but also that the use of these behaviors is linked positively with perceived sibling liking, solidarity, trust, commitment, relational satisfaction, and relational closeness, and is tied to their motives for communicating with their siblings. Furthermore, female siblings use relational maintenance behaviors at a higher rate than male siblings (Myers & Members of COM 200) and female-female sibling dyads generally use relational maintenance behaviors at a higher rate than male-male sibling dyads or cross-sex sibling dyads (Mikkelson, 2006b; Myers & Members of COM 200).
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