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Physical violence and psychological abuse among siblings: a theoretical and empirical analysis

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dc.contributor.authorHoffman, Kristi L.en
dc.contributor.committeechairEdwards, John N.en
dc.contributor.committeememberFuller, Theodore D.en
dc.contributor.committeememberDemo, David H.en
dc.contributor.committeememberMiethe, Terance D.en
dc.contributor.committeememberKiecolt, K. Jillen
dc.contributor.committeememberBayer, Alan E.en
dc.contributor.departmentSociologyen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T21:17:33Zen
dc.date.adate2007-08-08en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T21:17:33Zen
dc.date.issued1996-09-15en
dc.date.rdate2007-08-08en
dc.date.sdate2007-08-08en
dc.description.abstractThis study develops and evaluates a theoretical model based on social learning, conflict, and feminist perspectives to explain teenage sibling physical violence and psychological abuse. Using regression analysis and data from 796 young adults, considerable support is found for all three theoretical approaches and suggests an integrated model best predicts acts of violence and abuse among siblings. For physical violence, males and brothers had significantly higher rates. Spousal verbal conflict, patriarchal attitudes towards the distribution of chores among siblings, attitudes approving of the use of physical force during an argument, and sibling verbal conflict were strongly related to sibling violence. For psychological abuse, neither gender nor sibling pair was significant. The most important predictors for abuse were a close maternal relationship, favoritism, parents yelling, sharing property I psychological stress, patriarchal attitudes towards chores, approval of violence, and sibling verbal conflict. The model explains considerably more of the variance in teenage sibling psychological abuse than physical violence, 42 percent and 32 percent respectively. Finally, the study provides directions for future research on sibling violence and abuse.en
dc.description.degreePh. D.en
dc.format.extentxii, 260 leavesen
dc.format.mediumBTDen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.otheretd-08082007-161842en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-08082007-161842/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/39104en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartLD5655.V856_1996.H644.pdfen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 36093093en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectfeminist theoryen
dc.subjectsibling violenceen
dc.subjectpsychological abuseen
dc.subjectfamily violenceen
dc.subjectsocial learning theoryen
dc.subjectconflict theoryen
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V856 1996.H644en
dc.titlePhysical violence and psychological abuse among siblings: a theoretical and empirical analysisen
dc.typeDissertationen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineSociologyen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.leveldoctoralen
thesis.degree.namePh. D.en

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