Study Reveals Older Sister Become Best Friends While Conversing About Their Love Life

Older sisters act as confidants, support systems and mentors to their adolescent siblings while talking about their love life, reveals a new US study.

A University of Missouri researcher believes that sisters may be helpful in health education efforts to promote safe-sex practices and healthy romantic relationships.

Saif Ali Khan and the Kapoor Sister Star in a Film on Nutrition
Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor, along with Kareena’s sister Karishma Kapoor, have come together for the making of a film on nutrition

Sarah Killoren, an assistant professor of human development and family studies at MU and the study's lead author, said that her team's findings indicate that sisters play important roles as adolescent girls form ideas about romantic relationships and sexuality.

Killoren asserted that sisters are important communication partners when it comes to these sensitive topics.

Killoren said that older sisters should be included in family-oriented programs designed to help teens make better choices, such as abstaining from intercourse, practicing safe sex or developing healthy romantic relationships.

Indian-Origin Sisters Opt to Get Stomachs Removed to Cut Cancer Risk
Two sisters of Indian origin in the UK with a rare hereditary condition have had their stomachs removed to cut the risk of cancer.

Killoren found sisters most frequently played the role of confidant by giving information about themselves and by asking for more information about their sisters' lives.

The disclosures made during their conversations revealed levels of intimacy between sisters, Killoren said.

Cookbook Focused on Green Living Released By Williams Sisters' Personal Chef
Lauren Von Der Pool, has launched a cookbook 'Eat Yourself Sexy!', which focuses on green living called 'Eat Yourself Sexy!'

The second role, sources of support, was displayed when sisters encouraged their siblings' ideas about dating and sexuality, Killoren asserted.

Killoren explained that the mentor role was displayed when sisters served as role models for one another, most frequently by giving advice.

South Asian Sisters Bring Mental Illness Out of Closet
Two South Asian Muslim sisters have chosen to bring the taboo subject of mental illness out of the closet in their first feature film.

Younger sisters frequently commented on their older sisters' negative experiences, such as teen pregnancy and abusive relationships, and made decisions to be different, Killoren said.

The study is set to be published in the journal Family Relations.

Source-ANI