The association between sibling bullying and psychotic-like experiences among children age 11–16 years in China

Liu, Xiaoqun; Wolloh, Moses G; Lin, Xiaoling; Qiu, Xiaoyan; Qing, Zaihua; Wang, Wenqiang; Liu, Farong; Wu, Weige; Yang, Xinhua; Otake, Yoichiro; Luo, Xuerong; Wang, Zheng; Lu, Dali

doi:10.1016/j.jad.2021.01.073

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“…Sibling bullying is potentially the most prevalent form of violence in children's and adolescents' lives as nearly 50% reported having been involved in sibling bullying, either as a bully, victim, or both (Deniz, Derinalp, et al, 2023; Duncan, 1999; Toseeb et al, 2018; Wolke et al, 2015). Although sibling bullying has been found to be highly prevalent in both western and non‐western cultures, interestingly, reports from some counties, such as China, indicated lower rates of sibling bullying (10%–20%) than the high prevalence in other countries (Liu et al, 2021; Peng et al, 2022; Qing et al, 2022). This indicates that there may be culture‐level risk and protective factors of sibling bullying.…”

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A longitudinal study of sibling bullying and mental health in autistic adolescents: The role of self‐esteem

Deniz

Toseeb

2023

Autism Research

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Sibling bullying is associated with poor mental health in autistic adolescents. The reasons for this remain unknown. In the current study, we attempted to replicate the existing findings on the direct associations between sibling bullying and mental health in autistic adolescents and expand knowledge by focusing on the indirect associations through self‐esteem. We made use of existing data from the Millennium Cohort Study, a nationally representative UK‐based birth cohort study. We fitted a mediation model to longitudinal data from a sample of 416 autistic adolescents aged 11, 14, and 17 years old who had at least one sibling. We found that sibling bullying was prevalent in the lives of autistic adolescents, especially in those who were late‐diagnosed, had a shared bedroom, and lived in a low‐income household. Additionally, increased sibling bullying in early adolescence was a significant predictor of reduced self‐esteem in mid‐adolescence; in turn, reduced self‐esteem predicted poorer mental health and wellbeing in late adolescence. Our findings indicate that sibling bullying in early adolescence may indirectly lead to poorer mental health and wellbeing in late adolescence through a reduction in self‐esteem in mid‐adolescence in autistic adolescents. We discuss the implications of these findings further.

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A longitudinal study of sibling bullying and mental health in autistic adolescents: The role of self‐esteem

Deniz

Toseeb

2023

Autism Research

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“…These sex differences may show that boys are more aggressive, competitive, and sensitive to each other’s status, studies have shown more tensions between males ( Zhang, 2020 ). While girls are raised to be easy-going and may be seen as a easy target of bullying in the family ( Liu et al, 2021 ).…”

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Prevalence and Associated Family Factors of Sibling Bullying Among Chinese Children and Adolescents

Qing

Liu

2022

Front. Psychol.

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Sibling bullying is the most common form of aggression within family worldwide, while the prevalence and correlations of sibling bullying is little known in China. The current research focused on the association between family factors and sibling bullying among Chinese adolescents, and explore sex differences in sibling bullying in the context of Chinese culture. A cross-sectional study was conducted to explore the characteristics of sibling bullying by sampling 6302 children and adolescents who had at least 1 sibling living in the household. Of the participants, 1827 (29.0%) were involved in sibling bullying over the past half year, and pure victims, pure bullies, and bully-victims were 486 (7.7%), 510 (8.1%), and 831 (13.2%), respectively. Family factors of sibling bullying were partly different between boys and girls. Parental absence of both father and mother was a risk factor of being a pure bully and a bully-victim for boys, and of being a pure victim for girls. Parental son preference increased the odds of being a pure victim and a bully-victim for boys, and of being all roles of sibling bullying involvement for girls. Besides, parent–parent violence, parent–child violence, and living with a single parent were risk factors of sibling bullying. The results underline the importance of home environment on sibling relationship, and intervention of sibling bullying should include improving family climate.

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“…It is thought that disorders including autism and psychosis have underlying structural and network abnormalities in PFC, associated with high-order functioning (Courchesne et al, 2011;Goldman-Rakic, 1991;Perlstein et al, 2001). Given that childhood aggression with a sibling has been associated with psychosis (Dantchev et al, 2018;Liu et al, 2021), gaining a clearer understanding of how the development of these complex processes and their underlying network structure is influenced by childhood experiences will eventually enable a clearer understanding of abnormalities in development, leading to increased possibilities in management, treatment and prevention.…”

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The role of sibling aggression during childhood in decision-making during adulthood

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Research shows sibling relationships can influence cognitive development, specifically in terms of high-order processes involved in social functioning. These high-order processes take place in the human prefrontal cortex. While prefrontal connectivity can be influenced by factors experienced during developmental phases, it remains unclear how experiences of aggression towards a sibling in childhood can contribute to high-order processes in adulthood, specifically decision-making. Through two studies, we sought to establish a relationship between sibling aggression and decision-making styles reported in adulthood, as well as real-time risky decision-making. Study 1 examined the relationship between childhood experiences of sibling aggression and high-order function, specifically decision-making. Self-reports from 142 adult participants revealed that using sibling aggression to maintain dominance (ESAS; Harrison, Harrison, N. (2017). Sibling aggression: Associations with parenting styles, social dominance behaviour and co-occurring forms of family aggression (Doctoral thesis, University of Central Lancashire, UK). Retrieved from: https://clok.uclan.ac.uk/20917/) was linked to avoidant and spontaneous decision-making (GDMS; Scott & Bruce, Scott and Bruce, Educational and Psychological Measurement 55:818–831, 1995). The findings reported here indicate a possible role of sibling aggression in the development of avoidant and spontaneous decision-making styles. Study 2 investigated the relationship between childhood sibling aggression (ESAS; Harrison, Harrison, N. (2017). Sibling aggression: Associations with parenting styles, social dominance behaviour and co-occurring forms of family aggression (Doctoral thesis, University of Central Lancashire, UK). Retrieved from: https://clok.uclan.ac.uk/20917/) and performance in risky decision-making tasks (IOWA gambling task; Bechara et al., Bechara et al., Brain 123:2189–2202, 2000) among 75 adult participants. It revealed that experiences of sibling aggression did not predict risky decision-making. These findings indicate that the types of decisions made may be influenced by childhood sibling aggression, but not the level of risk involved in decisions made.

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The association between sibling bullying and psychotic-like experiences among children age 11–16 years in China

Cited by 12 publications

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A longitudinal study of sibling bullying and mental health in autistic adolescents: The role of self‐esteem

A longitudinal study of sibling bullying and mental health in autistic adolescents: The role of self‐esteem

Prevalence and Associated Family Factors of Sibling Bullying Among Chinese Children and Adolescents

The role of sibling aggression during childhood in decision-making during adulthood

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