The Role of Emotion Dysregulation in the Links Between Sibling Victimization and Internalizing Symptoms in Middle Childhood

Fite, Paula J.; Cooley, John L.; Tampke, Elizabeth C.; Hesse, Daryl R.; Doyle, Rachael

doi:10.1007/s10862-022-09956-w

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“…Additionally, we reported the longterm longitudinal associations between sibling bullying and mental health, while some previous reports only focused on concurrent or proximal associations between sibling bullying and mental health and wellbeing. Supporting this argument, a recent report which tested the causal links (i.e., mediation) also found no direct links between sibling victimization and internalizing problems in adolescents (Fite et al, 2022). That is, although most of the evidence in the literature indicates that sibling bullying is correlated with poorer mental health and wellbeing, the nature of this association may be indirect.…”

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A longitudinal study of sibling bullying and mental health in autistic adolescents: The role of self‐esteem

Deniz

Toseeb

2023

Autism Research

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Sibling bullying is associated with poor mental health in autistic adolescents. The reasons for this remain unknown. In the current study, we attempted to replicate the existing findings on the direct associations between sibling bullying and mental health in autistic adolescents and expand knowledge by focusing on the indirect associations through self‐esteem. We made use of existing data from the Millennium Cohort Study, a nationally representative UK‐based birth cohort study. We fitted a mediation model to longitudinal data from a sample of 416 autistic adolescents aged 11, 14, and 17 years old who had at least one sibling. We found that sibling bullying was prevalent in the lives of autistic adolescents, especially in those who were late‐diagnosed, had a shared bedroom, and lived in a low‐income household. Additionally, increased sibling bullying in early adolescence was a significant predictor of reduced self‐esteem in mid‐adolescence; in turn, reduced self‐esteem predicted poorer mental health and wellbeing in late adolescence. Our findings indicate that sibling bullying in early adolescence may indirectly lead to poorer mental health and wellbeing in late adolescence through a reduction in self‐esteem in mid‐adolescence in autistic adolescents. We discuss the implications of these findings further.

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A longitudinal study of sibling bullying and mental health in autistic adolescents: The role of self‐esteem

Deniz

Toseeb

2023

Autism Research

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“…A study used an SEM to explore the relationship between bullying and depressive symptoms in 4,289 Italian adolescents and found a significant positive association [63]. School bullying may have a strong negative impact on victims, such as reduced self-esteem, emotional disorders, loneliness, and a series of stress response changes, which in turn lead to depressive symptoms [12,[64][65][66].…”

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Associations of vegetable and fruit intake, physical activity, and school bullying with depressive symptoms in secondary school students: the mediating role of internet addiction

Ji,

Ren,

Chen

et al. 2024

BMC Psychiatry

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Background Few studies have simultaneously focused on the associations of vegetable and fruit intake, physical activity, school bullying, and Internet addiction (IA) with depressive symptoms. This study aimed to explore the direct and indirect effects of the above factors on depressive symptoms in adolescents by constructing a structural equation model (SEM). Methods This study was conducted in Qingdao from September to November 2021. A total of 6195 secondary school students aged 10–19 years were included in the analysis. Information on all variables was assessed using a self-administered questionnaire. An SEM was constructed with depressive symptoms as the endogenous latent variable, IA as the mediating variable, and vegetable and fruit intake, physical activity, and school bullying as the exogenous latent variables. The standardized path coefficients (β) were the direct effects between the latent variables, and the indirect effects were obtained by the product of direct effects between relevant latent variables. Results The median value with the interquartile range of depressive symptom scores was 7 (3,12). Vegetable and fruit intake (β=-0.100, P<0.001) and physical activity (β=-0.140, P<0.001) were directly negatively related to depressive symptoms. While school bullying (β=0.138, P<0.001) and IA (β=0.452, P<0.001) were directly positively related to depressive symptoms. IA had the greatest impact on depressive symptoms. Vegetable and fruit intake, physical activity, and school bullying could not only directly affect depressive symptoms, but also indirectly affect depressive symptoms through the mediating effect of IA, the indirect effects and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were -0.028 (-0.051, -0.007), -0.114 (-0.148, -0.089) and 0.095 (0.060, 0.157), respectively. The results of the multi-group analysis showed that the SEM we constructed still fit in boy and girl groups. Conclusions The results indicated that vegetable and fruit intake, physical activity, school bullying, and IA had a significant direct impact on depressive symptoms, among which IA had the greatest impact. In addition, both vegetable and fruit intake, school bullying, and physical activity indirectly affected depressive symptoms through the mediating effect of IA. The impact of IA on depressive symptoms should be given extra attention by schools and parents. This study provides a scientific and effective basis for the prevention and control of adolescent depressive symptoms.

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The transition from physical sibling abuse to bullying perpetration through trait anger: A longitudinal study

I. Lawrence,

Wojciechowski,

Fitzgerald

et al. 2024

Journal of Adolescence

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ObjectivesExperiencing physical sibling abuse is a form of family violence that is common but understudied. While it is often perceived as a normative aspect of sibling relationships, there are apparent behavioral consequences. The current study aims to advance the literature by utilizing the displaced aggression model and I3 theory to longitudinally examine trait anger as a pathway linking physical sibling abuse to bullying perpetration.MethodsUsing data from the Bullying, Sexual, and Dating Violence Trajectories from Early to Late Adolescence in the Midwestern United States, 2008–2013, adolescents (n = 851, M = 14.8 years) completed questionnaires at baseline and were reassessed 6 months later.ResultsResults suggested that when adolescents experience physical sibling abuse, they are more likely to engage in bullying perpetration. Mediation analyses indicated that as adolescents were physically abused by a sibling at home, they were more likely to report higher levels of trait anger, which subsequently increased their risk of engaging in bullying perpetration.ConclusionThese results suggest that experiencing physical sibling abuse has long‐term detrimental consequences, including elicitation of trait anger, subsequently predicting bullying perpetration.

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The Role of Emotion Dysregulation in the Links Between Sibling Victimization and Internalizing Symptoms in Middle Childhood

Cited by 5 publications

References 52 publications

A longitudinal study of sibling bullying and mental health in autistic adolescents: The role of self‐esteem

A longitudinal study of sibling bullying and mental health in autistic adolescents: The role of self‐esteem

Associations of vegetable and fruit intake, physical activity, and school bullying with depressive symptoms in secondary school students: the mediating role of internet addiction

The transition from physical sibling abuse to bullying perpetration through trait anger: A longitudinal study

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