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Sibling bullying at 12 years and high-risk behavior in early adulthood : a prospective cohort study

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Dantchev, Slava and Wolke, Dieter (2019) Sibling bullying at 12 years and high-risk behavior in early adulthood : a prospective cohort study. Aggressive Behavior, 45 (1). pp. 18-32. doi:10.1002/ab.21793

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Abstract

Emerging evidence suggests that sibling aggression is associated with the development of high‐risk behavior. This study investigated the relationship between sibling bullying perpetration and victimization in early adolescence and high‐risk behavior in early adulthood. Sibling bullying was assessed at 12 years in 6,988 individuals from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children, a birth cohort based in the UK and high‐risk behavioral outcomes were assessed at 18–20 years. Frequent sibling bullying perpetration predicted antisocial behavior (OR = 1.74; 95%CI, 1.38–2.20), while frequent sibling bullying victimization increased the odds of nicotine dependence (OR = 2.87; 95%CI, 1.55–5.29), even after accounting for peer bullying and parent maltreatment. Categorical analysis revealed that particularly bullies and bully‐victims were at risk of developing high‐risk behavior. Finally, this study found that adolescents who were involved in bullying perpetration across multiple contexts (home and school) had the highest odds of reporting antisocial behavior (OR = 3.05; 95%CI, 2.09–4.44), criminal involvement (OR = 2.12; 95%CI, 1.23–3.66), and illicit drug use (OR = 2.11; 95%CI, 1.44–3.08). Findings from this study suggest that sibling bullying perpetration may be a marker of or a contributory factor along the developmental trajectory to antisocial behavior problems. Intervention studies are needed in order to test whether reducing sibling bullying can alleviate long‐term adverse social and behavioral outcomes.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
Divisions: Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Psychology
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Brothers and sisters -- Psychological aspects, Bullying
Journal or Publication Title: Aggressive Behavior
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
ISSN: 0096-140X
Official Date: January 2019
Dates:
DateEvent
January 2019Published
19 September 2018Available
30 July 2018Accepted
Volume: 45
Number: 1
Page Range: pp. 18-32
DOI: 10.1002/ab.21793
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Reuse Statement (publisher, data, author rights): This is the pre-peer reviewed version of the following article: Dantchev S, Wolke D. Sibling bullying at 12 years and high‐risk behavior in early adulthood: A prospective cohort study. Aggressive Behavior. 2018;1–15. https://doi.org/10.1002/ab.21793, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1002/ab.21793. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions.
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access
RIOXX Funder/Project Grant:
Project/Grant IDRIOXX Funder NameFunder ID
UNSPECIFIED[MRC] Medical Research Councilhttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000265
102215/2/13/2Wellcome Trusthttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100010269
UNSPECIFIEDUniversity of Bristolhttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000883
UNSPECIFIED[NIHR] National Institute for Health Researchhttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000272

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