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An Integrated Theoretical Model of Sibling Violence and Abuse

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Drawing on three theoretical perspectives (feminist, conflict, and social learning), an integrated analytical model of adolescence sibling violence and abuse is proposed. The model suggests that certain characteristics of the parents' relationship, various aspects of parent–child relations, and characteristics of the sibling relationship are major components in explaining sibling violence and abuse. These are mediated by individual sibling characteristics and sibling verbal conflict. The model should enable researchers to systematically examine, in a more holistic way, the factors related to violence and abuse, and to assess their relative importance in accounting for these phenomena.

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Hoffman, K.L., Edwards, J.N. An Integrated Theoretical Model of Sibling Violence and Abuse. Journal of Family Violence 19, 185–200 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:JOFV.0000028078.71745.a2

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