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Behavioral contagion in sibships.

D R Jones1, M B Jones

  • 1Operating Sciences Department, General Motors Research Laboratories, Warren, MI 48090-9055.

Journal of Psychiatric Research
|April 1, 1992
PubMed
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Behavioral contagion, the spread of behaviors within families, increases with sibling number. This study found skill program participation and conduct disorder to be contagious, while other child psychiatric conditions were not.

Area of Science:

  • Behavioral science
  • Social epidemiology
  • Genetics and behavior

Background:

  • Behavioral contagion, where one person's actions influence another's, is linked to social issues like substance abuse.
  • Understanding contagion within families (sibships) is crucial for public health interventions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To model and test for behavioral contagion within sibships.
  • To estimate the relative influence of contagious versus non-contagious factors.
  • To examine contagion in skill-development program participation and child psychiatric conditions.

Main Methods:

  • Adapted a contagious disease model to analyze behavioral spread in sibships.
  • Developed statistical tests to detect the presence of contagion.
  • Applied the model to data on skill program participation and four child psychiatric conditions (neurosis, hyperactivity, somatization, conduct disorder).

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Main Results:

  • Behavioral contagion was found to increase behavior prevalence with larger sibship size.
  • Skill-development program participation showed probable evidence of contagion.
  • Conduct disorder exhibited possible evidence of contagion.
  • Neurosis, hyperactivity, and somatization did not show evidence of contagion.

Conclusions:

  • Behavioral contagion is a significant factor in the spread of certain behaviors within families.
  • Findings suggest targeted interventions for contagious behaviors like skill program participation and conduct disorder.
  • The study highlights the need to differentiate contagious from non-contagious influences in behavioral research.