High Risk Behaviors Among Victims of Sibling Violence |
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Authors: | Deeanna M Button Roberta Gealt |
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Institution: | (1) Center for Drug & Alcohol Studies, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, USA |
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Abstract: | Despite the fact that sibling abuse has been documented as the most common form of intrafamilial abuse, it has been largely
overlooked. Using data from the 2007 Delaware Secondary School Student Survey (N = 8,122), this paper focuses on four objectives: to estimate prevalence of sibling abuse, examine the relationship between
sibling violence and high risk behaviors such as substance use, delinquency and aggression, explore the interplay of sibling
abuse and other forms of family violence in predicting high risk behaviors, and test theory. Results suggest that sibling
violence occurs more frequently than other forms of child abuse. Results also confirm that sibling violence is significantly
related to substance use, delinquency, and aggression. These effects remain significant after controlling for other forms
of family violence. The data suggest support for feminist theory and social learning theory. |
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