Type:	Journal Article
Title:	All in the family? family environment factors in sibling violence
Other Titles:	Journal of family violence
Authors:	Eriksen, Shelley Jensen, Vickie
Keywords:	Sibling abuse
Year:	2007
Publisher:	Kluwer Academic Plenum Publishers
Citation:	21 (8), February 2007
Notes:	Sibling violence is presumed to be the most common form of family violence and the least studied. Based on data from “Physical Violence in American Families, 1976,” this paper assesses the family environment factors associated with sibling physical violence. Of a range of potential family influences, measures of family disorganization were the most significant predictors of sibling violence, overriding the characteristics of children or particular family demands. What mattered most to the occurrence of sibling violence was a child’s actual experience of physical violence at the hands of a parent, maternal disciplinary practices and whether husbands lose their temper. These findings point to the deleterious effect of corporal punishment, and suggest sibling violence in families is associated with more ominous family and gender dynamics. [?2006 Springer. All rights reserved. For further information, visit SpringerLink.]
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/13348
ISSN:	0885-7482
Appears in Collections:	Journal Articles

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