@article{ref1,
title="Brief report: Physical health of adolescent perpetrators of sibling aggression",
journal="Journal of Adolescence",
year="2015",
author="Tucker, Corinna Jenkins and Van Gundy, Karen and Sharp, Erin Hiley and Rebellon, Cesar",
volume="45",
number="",
pages="171-173",
abstract="We describe adolescents' perpetration of sibling aggression and its link to physical health two years later. In-school surveys at Time 1 (N = 331) and Time 2 (two-years later, N = 283) were administered to adolescents (at Time 1, Mage = 15.71 years, SD = .63; 52% female) living in the United States querying about perpetration of aggression toward a sibling closest in age and perceived physical health. The majority of adolescents perpetrated aggression towards their sibling (74%). Adolescents who were part of brother-brother pairs reported the most aggression. Hierarchical regression analysis showed that perpetrating sibling aggression more often at Time 1 was predictive of lower physical health at Time 2 controlling for Time 1 physical health and demographic characteristics. Perpetration of aggression toward a sibling is common and has negative health consequences in late adolescence suggesting this issue should be targeted to improve adolescents' sibling dynamics and physical health.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0140-1971",
doi="10.1016/j.adolescence.2015.09.007",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.adolescence.2015.09.007"
}