Citation

Relva IC, Fernandes OM, Mota CP. J. Aggress. Confl. Peace Res. 2013; 5(1): 47-61.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, Emerald Group Publishing)

DOI

10.1108/17596591311290740

PMID

unavailable

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.