Physical, emotional, and/or sexual abuse of one sibling by another
Sibling abuse includes the physical, psychological, or sexual abuse of one sibling by another. More often than not, the younger sibling is abused by the older sibling.[1][2] Sibling abuse is the most common of family violence in the US, but the least reported.[3] As opposed to sibling rivalry, sibling abuse is characterized by the one-sided treatment of one sibling to another.[4]
Sibling abuse has been found to most commonly occur in dysfunctional families where abuse from parents is present. In the US, 40% of children have engaged in physical aggression towards a sibling, and as many as 85% of children have engaged in verbal abuse towards their sibling.[5]
^R., Wiehe, Vernon (1997). Sibling abuse : hidden physical, emotional, and sexual trauma (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, Calif.: Sage Publications. ISBN9780761910091. OCLC811563767.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^Caspi, Jonathan (2012). Sibling Aggression: Assessment and Treatment. eBook Academic Collection (EBSCOhost): Springer Publishing Company. ISBN9780826124159.
^Darlene Lancer (Feb 3, 2020). "Sibling Bullying and Abuse: The Hidden Epidemic". Psychology Today. Retrieved 26 July 2022. Often labeled rivalry and ignored, sibling bullying and abuse cause real trauma.