Cette étude vise à préciser la relation entre certaines caractéristiques de la fratrie (rang de naissance, sexe des membres de la fratrie et intervalle intergénésique) et certaines difficultés de comportement d'enfants d'une part, et certaines dimensions de la relation mère-enfant d'autre part.
Méthode:
L'échantillon, tiré de l'Enquěte longitudinale nationale canadienne sur les jeunes et les enfants, est constitué de 1211 familles composées de deux enfants biologiques âgés entre 4 et 11 ans. Les difficultés de comportement et les dimensions de la relation mère-enfant ont été évaluées par les mères. Des analyses de variance multivariée à mesure répétée ont été effectuées.
Résultats:
Les analyses révèlent que les premiers-nés présentent plus de symptômes intériorisés que les seconds-nés. Aussi, les seconds-nés ont plus d'interactions positives avec leur mère que les premiers-nés. L'intervalle de temps entre les naissances ne modifie pas ces résultats.
Conclusion:
Quelques différences ressortent entre les enfants de měmes fratries. Les professionnels de la santé devraient tenir compte de ces particularités lors de leurs évaluations cliniques.
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