An exploration of sibling violence predictors

Abstract

Purpose

Sibling violence is generally considered to be the most prevalent form of family violence. This paper aims to examine the association between sibling violence and other forms of violence: parent‐to‐parent violence, parent‐to‐child violence and dating violence.

Design/methodology/approach

Data were collected from 590 Portuguese university students.

Findings

There was a strong positive association between sibling violence and other forms of family violence. Psychological and physical aggression is highly prevalent among siblings. Results also show that sibling violence is the most prevalent form of family violence. Regression models demonstrated that parent‐to‐child violence is a substantial predictor of sibling violence.

Originality/value

The results of this study point to the importance of studying the co‐occurrence of different forms of family violence.

Citation

Carvalho Relva, I., Monteiro Fernandes, O. and Pinheiro Mota, C. (2013), "An exploration of sibling violence predictors", Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research, Vol. 5 No. 1, pp. 47-61. https://doi.org/10.1108/17596591311290740