Trouble in the nest

Antecedents of sibling bullying victimization and perpetration

Dados Bibliográficos

ID9789504
AutoresSlava Dantchev (0000-0002-3759-8515, University of Warwick), Dieter Wolke (0000-0003-0304-268X, University of Warwick, autor correspondente)
Ano2019
Volume55
Fascículo5
Páginas1059-1071
Data de publicação2019-05-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoDevelopmental Psychology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0012-1649 • E-ISSN: 1939-0599
EditoraAmerican Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1037/dev0000700
PMID30762414
OpenAlexW2911865330
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas25
Referências citadas35

Sibling bullying is highly prevalent and has been found to have adverse effects on mental health lasting into early adulthood. What is unknown is what predicts sibling bullying roles (uninvolved, victim, bully-victim and bully). This study aimed to identify precursors of sibling bullying roles in middle childhood using a large sample of 6,838 children from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children, a prospective United Kingdom birth-cohort. The relative associations of four sets of precursors: (a) structural family characteristics, (b) parent and parenting characteristics, (c) early social experiences, and (d) child individual differences was assessed before 8 years of age. Structural family characteristics (being the firstborn and having older brothers) and sex (being male) were the strongest predictors of sibling bullying, consistent with an evolutionary model of sibling aggression. Parenting variables, early social experiences, and child individual differences made significant but smaller contributions. These findings may help to identify at-risk families, allowing for appropriate interventions to be implemented from birth. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved)

Aggression · Developmental psychology · Injury prevention · Longitudinal study · Poison control · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Sibling · Sibling relationship · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Child Development and Digital Technology · Cognitive Abilities and Testing · Medicine · Psychology