Table 4. Partial Correlations Between Younger Siblings’ Reports of Differentiation and Social Learning and Differences Between Older and Younger Siblings’ Characteristics Controlling for Parents’ Education, Job Prestige, and Family Income.

Sibling Differences	Differentiation	Social Learning
Risky Behaviors (N = 134)	.17*	−.17*
Attitudes about Smoking (N = 149)	.17*	−.10
Attitudes about Drinking (N = 149)	.18*	−.11
School Bonding (N = 147)	.08	−.14†
Commitment to Learning (N = 149)	.28**	−.23**
Social Competence (N = 149)	.24**	−.17*

Note: Absolute values of differences between older and younger siblings’ reports of their individual characteristics.

^†p < .10.

^*p < .05.

^**p < .01.