Type:	Journal Article
Title:	High risk behaviors among victims of sibling violence
Other Titles:	Journal of family violence
Authors:	Gealt, Roberta Button, Deeanna M
Keywords:	Sibling abuse;Theories of violence;Drug and alcohol misuse
Year:	2010
Publisher:	Springer Publishing
Citation:	25 (2), February 2010
Notes:	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. [?2010 Springer. All rights reserved. For further information, visit SpringerLink.]
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/15046
ISSN:	0885-7482
Appears in Collections:	Journal Articles

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