Parental Intervention and Sibling Violence: The Mediating Effect of Siblings’ Conflict Management

Eva Van Kelecom, Patricia Bijttebier, Stefaan Pleysier, Johan Put, Leuven Institute of Criminology, KU Leuven, School Psychology and Development in Context, KU Leuven, Institute for Social Law, KU Leuven

Journal of Family Issues

Published online on November 25, 2025

Abstract

Journal of Family Issues, Volume 47, Issue 7, Page 934-961, July 2026.
This research examines to what extent siblings’ conflict management mediates the association between parental intervention and sibling violence. Adolescents (Mage= 14.80) in Flanders (Belgium) reported on the parental intervention style their parents use,...