All in the Family: A Retrospective Study Comparing Sibling Bullying and Peer Bullying

Extensive bullying research has primarily focused on activities between peers in school settings, but some evidence suggests bullying may occur in other situations. If so, other contexts could potentially benefit from the wealth of peer bullying research. A sample of 392 young adults answered questi...

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Published in:Journal of family violence 2015-01, Vol.30 (1), p.103-111
Main Authors: Hoetger, Lori A., Hazen, Katherine P., Brank, Eve M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Activities
Adolescents
Aggression
Bullying
Clinical Psychology
Comparative studies
Criminology and Criminal Justice
Domestic violence
Families & family life
Females
Law and Psychology
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Methodology (Data Collection)
Original Article
Peer relationships
Peers
Psychotherapy and Counseling
Quality of Life Research
Schools
Sibling relations
Siblings
Young Adults
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Summary:Extensive bullying research has primarily focused on activities between peers in school settings, but some evidence suggests bullying may occur in other situations. If so, other contexts could potentially benefit from the wealth of peer bullying research. A sample of 392 young adults answered questions about their experiences with sibling and peer bullying behaviors. Participants also provided responses concerning a sibling or peer vignette that focused on reporting bullying behaviors. Results indicated that participants view bullying behaviors between peers and siblings as somewhat similar, but sibling bullying behaviors compared to peer bullying behaviors are reported to be perpetrated and experienced more often. When considering a hypothetical situation such sibling bullying behaviors, however, are less likely to be reported outside the family than peer bullying behaviors. Additionally, females are more likely than males to report outside the family. Participants who had more prior involvement in bullying are less likely to say they would report the described sibling bullying behaviors. Considering sibling bullying may not be thought of as bullying and may not be reported outside the family, implications for policy and future research are discussed.
ISSN:0885-7482
1573-2851
DOI:10.1007/s10896-014-9651-0