Rivalry or Violence?
Perception of University Students Victims of Sibling Violence
Keywords:
Rivalry, Violence, Siblings, PerceptionAbstract
This study aimed to investigate the perception of victims of sibling violence (physical, sexual and psychological). It is part of a larger investigation that analyzed the different types of violence and its frequency in early adolescence. In the present study, the participants classified the mistreatments they suffered on the Self-Labelling of Personally Experienced Violence. In the explanation of the occurrences, youngsters enduring all types of sibling victimization (physical, sexual and psychological) attributed “sibling rivalry” significantly more importance than their colleagues who were victims of only one or two violence type(s) (physical, psychological, or psychological + physical + or psychological + sexual). The results are discussed according to ‘normalization of aggression’ perspectives that help to understand the maintenance of abusive behavior towards siblings.
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