Dyadic Types of Sibling Sexual Coercion

Relva, Inês Carvalho; Fernandes, Otí­lia Monteiro; Alarcão, Madalena

doi:10.1007/s10896-017-9918-3

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“…Lack of agreed definitions means that studies looking at prevalence vary widely as they rely on differing definitions of what constitutes sibling sexual abuse. Population-based prevalence figures vary from 1.3% of children experiencing SSB [ 23 ] to 11% [ 24 ].…”

Section: Implications Of the Complexity Of Definitionsmentioning

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Reviewing the Evidence on Sibling Sexual Behaviour: Impact on Research, Policy and Practice

McCartan,

King-Hill,

Allardyce

2024

Curr Psychiatry Rep

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Purpose of Review This paper reviews recent research into sibling sexual behaviour (SSB). This is an emerging professional and community issue that binds together a limited evidence base across research, practice and policy in psychology, criminology, politics, social work and policy studies. The review will demonstrate that a multi-disciplinary, life course, family system approach is the most effective way of starting to develop interventions to prevent and respond to this issue. Recent Findings SSB has previously been researched as a form of intrafamilial abuse or sibling incest. As a result of this SSB is poorly and inconsistently defined as a concept, meaning that research, practice and policy are sometimes at odds with each other and need to pull together to develop a cohesive framing of the issue. This means that a lot of older research needs to be contextualised in new emerging frames of thinking and ways of working. Current research emphasises the importance of understanding the role of the family system in creating conditions where SSB can occur and its central role in preventing and stopping it from occurring. The research also stresses the importance of professionals understanding the family context of SSB and has the confidence to identify and work proactively with families in a multi-agency and cross-disciplinary way. Summary The prevention of, and response to, SSB requires a multi-level, multi-disciplinary approach. Successful prevention of and response to SSB are as much about the family system as it is about the attitudes, behaviours and experiences of the siblings impacted by the abuse.

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Section: Implications Of the Complexity Of Definitionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Reviewing the Evidence on Sibling Sexual Behaviour: Impact on Research, Policy and Practice

McCartan,

King-Hill,

Allardyce

2024

Curr Psychiatry Rep

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“…Due to differences in definitions and methodology, estimates of prevalence vary from 1.3% (Griffee et al, 2016) to 6.1% (Atwood, 2007). The most recent known study of sibling sexual abuse prevalence in Portugal produced an even higher estimate, finding from a survey of University students that 11% of male and 5% of female students self-reported having sexually coerced a sibling during childhood (Relva et al, 2017). Even a conservative estimate of 2% would suggest that 1.3 million people in the UK may be affected.…”

Section: The Prevalence and Impact Of Sibling Sexual Abusementioning

confidence: 99%

“In there but not in there”: sibling sexual abuse as a disruptor in the field of child sexual abuse

Yates

Allardyce

2023

Journal of Sexual Aggression

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In this commentary paper, which draws on the authors' own past research and practice experience in the field of child sexual abuse prevention as well as a thorough knowledge of the extant literature, we argue that sibling sexual abuse challenges conventional thinking about child sexual abuse, both in terms of how the general public conceptualises child sexual abuse and in terms of our practice responses to it. Traditional service responses are often inadequate and inappropriate in situations involving sexual abuse between siblings. The question is further raised as to whether traditional service responses are appropriate for other forms of child sexual abuse. We argue that instead of siloed, individualist therapy and criminal or youth justice responses, whole-family responses are required, which draw on the principles of family therapy and restorative justice. PRACTICE IMPACT STATEMENTThis article challenges current practice with families affected by sibling sexual abuse, and other forms of child sexual abuse more broadly It proposes that whole-family responses that draw on the principles of family therapy should be made available to families affected by this issue alongside any individual interventions that may be required. We further recommend that consideration is given to whole-family restorative justice responses as an alternative to traditional criminal or youth justice responses, which have been found to impede family restoration and delay therapeutic support being made available to the child who has been harmed.

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“…With regard to SSA in particular, it is less likely than other types of CSA to be reported to law enforcement or welfare authorities, given, among other things, the prevailing tendency to misidentify it as playacting or as a manifestation of age-appropriate curiosity (Ballantine, 2012;Bass et al, 2006;Cyr et al, 2002;McNevin, 2010;Rayment-McHugh & Nisbet, 2003). Accordingly, only about a fifth of all SSA cases are reported and eventually treated (Welfare, 2010), a ratio that is particularly worrisome given the well-documented severity of SSA in general (e.g., Relva et al, 2017).…”

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“And I Let It All Out”: Survivors’ Sibling Sexual Abuse Disclosures

Tener

Katz

Kaufmann

2020

J Interpers Violence

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There is consensus in child sexual abuse (CSA) literature with respect to the central role of the disclosure process. However, CSA disclosure is challenging for all children, those who have experienced intrafamilial abuse. In recent years, there has been growing research into sibling sexual abuse (SSA), which is a prevalent and severe, but also the least studied form of intrafamilial CSA. This study was designed to advance theory on SSA disclosure by examining the narratives of adults who have disclosed the abuse and discuss it with reference to the perceived role of disclosure recipients—including perpetrating siblings, parents, and professionals. In-depth interviews with 25 adults were conducted and analyzed thematically. The results highlighted the significance of disclosure for survivors, as well as the central roles played by significant others in the process, including the offending and nonoffending siblings, parents, and professionals. The discussion addresses the important role of the family system in the disclosure narratives. The conclusions point to the need of all actors taking part in the disclosure itself, as well as in the survivors’ lives postdisclosure, to become “better” disclosure recipients by acknowledging survivors’ needs. This in turn would also empower survivors to disclose their stories and cope with the potential familial and societal ramifications of their disclosure.

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Dyadic Types of Sibling Sexual Coercion

Cited by 12 publications

References 31 publications

Reviewing the Evidence on Sibling Sexual Behaviour: Impact on Research, Policy and Practice

Reviewing the Evidence on Sibling Sexual Behaviour: Impact on Research, Policy and Practice

“In there but not in there”: sibling sexual abuse as a disruptor in the field of child sexual abuse

“And I Let It All Out”: Survivors’ Sibling Sexual Abuse Disclosures

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