German Youth Institute, Germany.
Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy of the University, Hospital Ulm, Germany.
Child Abuse Negl. 2020 Aug;106:104528. doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2020.104528. Epub 2020 May 29.
Siblings take care of each other and provide comfort and support. However, the sibling relationship is often also characterized by conflict and rivalry. Accordingly, the sibling relationship can be described by four patterns: harmonious, hostile, distanced, and emotional-intense. The sibling relationship pattern (SRP) depends on the sibling constellation, but also to a large extent on the family environment. Surprisingly little research has focused on the effects of child maltreatment on the SRP.
This paper investigates the impact of maltreatment on the SRP during childhood.
4568 adults provided information about their adverse experiences and SRP while growing up.
Multinomial logistic regression analyses were calculated to identify unique predictors for different SRP.
The number of different types of maltreatment predicted a hostile SRP. A low number was associated with a harmonious SRP. Considering the specific influence of types of maltreatment, emotional abuse was predictive for the hostile and the emotional-intense SRP compared to the distanced and the harmonious SRP. Emotional neglect was predictive for either a distanced or a hostile SRP compared to a harmonious or emotional-intense SRP.
Child maltreatment influences the SRP in childhood. It increases the likelihood of a hostile and less harmonious SRP. However, for some types of maltreatment, especially in the absence of emotional abuse or emotional neglect, exceptions occur. Further research needs to untangle dynamics between siblings throughout childhood. For practice, the findings warrant the need for specific interventions to improve the sibling relationship in cases of child maltreatment.
兄弟姐妹之间相互照顾，给予彼此安慰和支持。然而，兄弟姐妹之间的关系也常常充满冲突和竞争。因此，兄弟姐妹关系可以描述为四种模式：和谐、敌对、疏远和情感强烈。兄弟姐妹关系模式（SRP）取决于兄弟姐妹的组合，但在很大程度上也取决于家庭环境。令人惊讶的是，很少有研究关注虐待儿童对 SRP 的影响。
本文研究了儿童时期虐待对 SRP 的影响。
4568 名成年人提供了关于他们在成长过程中遭受的不良经历和 SRP 的信息。
使用多项逻辑回归分析来确定不同 SRP 的独特预测因素。
不同类型的虐待数量预测了敌对的 SRP。数量较少与和谐的 SRP 相关。考虑到虐待类型的具体影响，与疏远和和谐的 SRP 相比，情感虐待对敌对和情感强烈的 SRP 具有预测性。与和谐或情感强烈的 SRP 相比，情感忽视对疏远或敌对的 SRP 具有预测性。
儿童虐待会影响儿童时期的 SRP。它增加了敌对和不太和谐的 SRP 的可能性。然而，对于某些类型的虐待，尤其是在没有情感虐待或情感忽视的情况下，可能会出现例外。进一步的研究需要理清整个童年时期兄弟姐妹之间的动态。对于实践，这些发现证明需要针对虐待儿童的情况，进行改善兄弟姐妹关系的具体干预措施。
