Abstract— Recent research has shed new light on individual development during the early adulthood years, yet few investigators have examined sibling relationships during this stage of life. These relationships undergo transformations as individuals enter adult roles and orient their lives toward friends and romantic partners and establish independence from parents and siblings. This article examines major life events and role transitions, such as leaving home, completing school, obtaining employment, getting married, and having children, that influence individuals and their sibling relationships. In addition, it considers how sibling relationships may affect individuals during the transition to adulthood and calls attention to the importance of family and cultural contexts in shaping these relationships. The article concludes with suggestions for future research on sibling relationships during early adulthood and beyond.

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过渡到成年期间的兄弟姐妹关系。

摘要-最近的研究为成年早期的个体发展提供了新的线索，但很少有研究人员研究过这一阶段的兄弟姐妹关系。随着个体进入成人角色，并将他们的生活转向朋友和浪漫伴侣，并建立独立于父母和兄弟姐妹的关系，这些关系会发生转变。本文探讨了影响个人及其兄弟姐妹关系的重大生活事件和角色转换，例如离家、完成学业、就业、结婚和生子。此外，它还考虑了兄弟姐妹关系在向成年过渡期间如何影响个人，并提请注意家庭和文化背景在塑造这些关系中的重要性。