Sibling abuse: Difference between revisions

'''Sibling abuse''' includes the [[Physical abuse|physical]], [[Psychological abuse|psychological]], or [[sexual abuse]] of one [[sibling]] by another. More often than not, the younger sibling is abused by the older sibling.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book|title=Sibling abuse : hidden physical, emotional, and sexual trauma|last=R.|first=Wiehe, Vernon|date=1997|publisher=Sage Publications|isbn=9780761910091|edition=2nd|location=Thousand Oaks, Calif.|oclc=811563767}}</ref><ref name=":02">{{Cite book|title=Sibling Aggression: Assessment and Treatment|last=Caspi|first=Jonathan|publisher=Springer Publishing Company|year=2012|isbn=9780826124159|location=eBook Academic Collection (EBSCOhost)}}</ref>. Sibling abuse is the most common of [[Domestic violence|family violence]] in the US, but the least reported.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Greydanus|first1=Donald E.|last2=Greydanus-Rutgers|first2=Suzanne M.|last3=Merrick|first3=Joav|date=2018-04-01|title=Sibling abuse: a Cadmean victory for societal indifference!|url=https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/ijamh-2016-0129/html|journal=International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health|language=en|volume=30|issue=2|doi=10.1515/ijamh-2016-0129|pmid=27977402|s2cid=4702308|issn=2191-0278}}</ref> As opposed to [[sibling rivalry]], sibling abuse is characterized by the one-sided treatment of one sibling to another.<ref>{{Cite web