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The International Journal of Indian Psychology (ISSN 2348-5396) is an interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed, academic journal that examines the intersection of Psychology, Social sciences, Education, and Home science. The journal is an international electronic journal published in quarterly. All peer-reviewed articles must meet rigorous standards and can represent a broad range of substantive topics, theoretical orientations, and empirical methods.

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Sibling rivalry: an under-rated entity of the little minds? A descriptive study

Objectives: To identify the etiological profile and risk factors of children with sibling rivalry... more Objectives: To identify the etiological profile and risk factors of children with sibling rivalry and to identify presentation and manifestation of sibling rivalry in a child. Methods: In this descriptive study, 84 children who presented to the paediatric outpatient department (OPD) and child psychiatry OPD over a period of one year with behavioural changes after birth of their siblings were enrolled in the study. Parents were asked to fill the questionnaire during history elicitation. Percentages and median interquartile range were calculated and SPSS 23.0 software was used for analysis. Results: Median age of presentation was 5 years. Male children, children from above poverty line families, children from nuclear families, first born children, nursery and preschool children were the most affected. Bullying was the commonest symptom of presentation followed by fear of losing parental love. Depression was the least common presentation. Majority of parents were unaware of the entity-sibling rivalry. Conclusions: Sibling rivalry is an underrated entity in child psychology. It can lead to a wide range of psychological manifestations ranging from anger outbursts to physical insults over the sibling. Hence, the older child should be given better care and attention after the birth of the next order child to prevent mental trauma to the child. Prospective parents should be given better awareness and counselling about this condition for better mental health outcome in the children. Keywords: Sibling rivalry in children, Psychological issues in children, Child psychiatry ibling rivalry is said to occur when the birth of a next child for the child's parents leads to emotional concerns in the child. 1 A varying degree of sibling rivalry occurs in most families. Manifestations of sibling rivalry are physical attacks or verbal attacks, anxiety, fear, frustration, attention demands and hyperactivity, regression etc. 2 If handled properly by the parents, healthy competition between siblings can lead to better acquisition of child's interpersonal, social, and cognitive skills. 3 If the condition is mismanaged, it can lead to psychological problems which get manifested later in life. If there is proper spacing between children and if existing children are mentally prepared for a new sibling, it helps to reduce the magnitude of sibling rivalry. 4 Situations in family which may potentially lead to comparison and jealousy between siblings should be avoided. 5 Parents should not promote

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