Trajectories of antisocial behaviour towards siblings predict antisocial behaviour towards peers

Tippett

Dantchev

2015

The Lancet Psychiatry

148

Original citation: Wolke, Dieter, Tippett, Neil and Dantchev, Slava. (2015) Bullying in the family : sibling bullying. The Lancet Psychiatry. Permanent WRAP url:http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/67729 Copyright and reuse:The Warwick Research Archive Portal (WRAP) makes this work of researchers of the University of Warwick available open access under the following conditions. Copyright © and all moral rights to the version of the paper presented here belong to the individual author(s) and/or other copyright owners. To the extent reasonable and practicable the material made available in WRAP has been checked for eligibility before being made available.Copies of full items can be used for personal research or study, educational, or not-forprofit purposes without prior permission or charge. Provided that the authors, title and full bibliographic details are credited, a hyperlink and/or URL is given for the original metadata page and the content is not changed in any way. Publisher statement:http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpsy/issue/current A note on versions: The version presented here may differ from the published version or, version of record, if you wish to cite this item you are advised to consult the publisher's version. Please see the 'permanent WRAP url' above for details on accessing the published version and note that access may require a subscription. AbstractSibling relationships have a significant and lasting impact on children's development. Many siblings experience some occasional conflict, however, up to 40% are exposed to sibling bullying every week, a repeated and harmful form of intra-familial aggression. Evidence on the precursors, relationship with peer bullying, and mental health consequences of sibling bullying are reviewed. Parenting quality and behaviour are the intra-familial factors most strongly related to bullying between siblings. Sibling bullying increases the risk of being involved in peer bullying, and is independently associated with concurrent and early adult emotional problems, including distress, depression and self-harm. The effects appear to be cumulative, with those bullied by both siblings and peers having highly increased emotional problems, likely because they have no safe place to escape from bullying. The link between sibling and peer bullying suggests interventions should start at home. Health professionals should ask about sibling bullying and interventions are needed for families to prevent and reduce the health burden associated with sibling bullying.Bullying in the Family: Sibling Bullying

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Sibling Bullying -Is There a Link To Peer Bullying?mentioning

confidence: 99%

Bullying in the family: sibling bullying

Tippett

Dantchev

2015

The Lancet Psychiatry

148

“…Similarly, children who perpetrate aggression towards their siblings more often report being peer bullies or bully-victims (Duncan, 1999;Menesini et al, 2010). Although much of this research is cross-sectional, an experimental study among young children found that aggression towards siblings is predictive of bullying of peers one year later within a laboratory setting (Ensor et al, 2010).…”

Section: Sibling Aggression and Peer Bullyingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Aggression between siblings: Associations with the home environment and peer bullying

Tippett

2014

Aggressive Behavior

165

127

Sibling aggression is a common form of intra-familial aggression, yet has been largely neglected by research. Using an inclusive measure of sibling aggression, this study investigated, firstly, prevalence of sibling aggression and associations with family and household characteristics, and secondly, the relationship between sibling aggression and peer bullying. Participants were 4,237 adolescents from Wave 1 of Understanding Society. Four types of sibling aggression were measured: physical, verbal, stealing and teasing, and combined into composite measures of victimization and perpetration. Regression analysis identified associations with demographic characteristics, family and sibling composition, parent-child relationships and socioeconomic status and explored the link between sibling aggression and involvement in peer bullying. Using a broad definition, sibling aggression was found to be widespread, with 46% of all participants being victimized and 36% perpetrating aggression. Household and family characteristics, including a large family size, male siblings, and financial difficulties were associated with greater rates of sibling aggression. Parenting behavior showed the strongest relationship: harsh parenting increased the risk of sibling aggression while positive parenting protected against it. Sibling aggression was also homotypically related to involvement in peer bullying. Victimization by siblings significantly increased the odds of being a victim of peer bullying, and perpetrators of sibling aggression were more likely to be both peer bullies and bully-victims. Considering the adverse effects of sibling aggression on physical and mental health, the study provides pointers for efforts to reduce the risk of sibling aggression. Furthermore, the link with peer bullying suggests that school anti-bullying efforts should also take account of children's sibling relationships.3

“…Time spent together leads to familiarity that can breed contempt. This means they know exactly how to provoke or upset their siblings (17) . Sibling interactions are emotionally charged relationships defi ned by strong, uninhibited emotions of positive, negative, and sometimes ambivalent quality (7) .…”

Section: Sibling Bullyingmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Others report that between 30 % and 98 % are physically attacked or victimized by their siblings during a year (16) . In many families aggression between siblings is frequent and a source of great concern to parents (17). Similarly, up to a quarter of children become victims of violence from nonsibling peers, most frequently at school (18) .…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Bullying among siblings

International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health

Skew

2012

Background : Parents are often concerned about repeated confl icts between their daughters and sons. However, there is little empirical research of sibling bullying. Objective : To conduct a review of existing studies of sibling bullying. Are there any associations between sibling bullying and peer bullying at school ? What are the consequences of sibling bullying ? Is there good justifi cation why sibling bullying has been so neglected in research ? Method : Studies of sibling relationships were reviewed. Four quantitative studies were identifi ed that report on both sibling and peer bullying. Results : Sibling bullying is frequent with up to 50 % involved in sibling bullying every month and between 16 % and 20 % involved in bullying several times a week. Experience of sibling bullying increases the risk of involvement in bullying in school. Both, bullying between siblings and school bullying make unique contributions to explaining behavioral and emotional problems. There is a clear dose-effect relationship of involvement of bullying at home and at school and behavioral or emotional problems. Those involved in both have up to 14 times increased odds of behavioral or emotional problems compared to those involved in only one context or not at all. Conclusions : The empirical evidence is limited and studies are mostly cross-sectional studies. Nevertheless, the review suggests that for those victimized at home and at school behavioral and emotional problems are highly increased. Sibling relationships appear to be a training ground with implications for individual well-being. Strengthening families and parenting skills and increasing sibling support is likely to reduce bullying and increase well-being.