Sibling Proactive and Reactive Aggression in Adolescence

Authors

Corinna J. Tucker, University of New HampshireFollow
Genevieve R. Cox, University of New Hampshire
Erin Hiley Sharp, University of New HampshireFollow
Karen T. Van Gundy, University of New HampshireFollow
Cesar J. Rebellon, University of New HampshireFollow
Nena F. Stracuzzi, University of New HampshireFollow

Abstract

We describe sibling proactive and reactive aggression in middle and late adolescence. Participants were 8th (n0303, Mage013.74 years, SD0.59) and 12th (n0300, Mage017.73 years, SD0.56) grade adolescents who completed an in-school survey. Findings revealed that these adolescents were significantly more likely to engage in reactive than proactive aggression with their closest-aged sibling. However, 8th grade adolescents reported greater aggression toward their closest-aged sibling than did 12th grade adolescents. In addition, sex composition of the sibling dyad moderated the association between sibling relationship quality (i.e., warmth and rivalry) and both proactive and reactive aggression indicating unique links for brotherbrother and older sister-younger brother pairs.

Department

Sociology

Publication Date

4-2013

Journal Title

Journal of Family Violence

Publisher

Springer

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

10.1007/s10896-012-9483-8

Document Type

Article

Recommended Citation

Tucker, Corinna J.; Cox, Genevieve R.; Sharp, Erin Hiley; Van Gundy, Karen T.; Rebellon, Cesar J.; and Stracuzzi, Nena F., "Sibling Proactive and Reactive Aggression in Adolescence" (2013). Journal of Family Violence. 20.
https://scholars.unh.edu/soc_facpub/20

Rights

c Springer Science+Business Media New York 2012