Research Articles

Pediatric Digest
Association of sibling aggression with child and adolescent mental health
July 1, 2013
Sibling aggression is common but often dismissed as benign. We examine whether being a victim of various forms of sibling aggression is associated with children’s and adolescents’ mental health distress. We also contrast the consequences of sibling versus peer aggression for children’s and adolescents’ mental health.
Journal of Child and Family Studies
Parental responses to school-aged children’s sibling conflict
March 21, 2013
The goals of this study were: (1) to describe and compare parental responses to school-aged siblings’ conflicts; (2) to explore the sibling relationship structural correlates of the parental responses; and (3) to assess the links between type of parental response and sibling relationship quality and children’s psychosocial and physical well being.
Prevalence and correlates of sibling victimization types
Prevalence and correlates of sibling victimization types
February 18, 2013
The goal of this study was to document the prevalence and correlates of any past year sibling victimization, including physical, property, and psychological victimization, by a co-residing juvenile sibling across the spectrum of childhood from one month to 17 years of age.
Journal of Family Violence cover
Sibling proactive and reactive aggression in adolescence
October 26, 2012
We describe sibling proactive and reactive aggression in middle and late adolescence. Participants were 8th and 12th grade adolescents who completed an in-school survey.