Table 1.
Descriptives and Correlations for Child and Adolescent Sibling Victimization, Child Maltreatment, Mental Health Problems, and Delinquency.
| Variable | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | M (SD) | %a |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Age | 10.61 (3.73) | — | |||||||||||
| 2. Genderb | .01 | — | 52.5 | ||||||||||
| 3. Ethnicityc | .01 | .04 | — | 78.8 | |||||||||
| 4. Presence older sibling(s)d | −.36** | .01 | −.05* | — | 50.6 | ||||||||
| 5. Number of children in family | −.06* | −.05* | −.03 | .20** | 2.58 (0.90) | — | |||||||
| 6. Single-parent householde | .02 | −.03 | −.19** | −.00 | −.03 | — | 11.1 | ||||||
| 7. Socioeconomic status | .05* | .04* | .32** | −.05* | −.10** | −.31** | 0.09 (0.88) | — | |||||
| 8. Physical abuse | .05* | .06** | .02 | −.04 | −.01 | .01 | −.03 | — | 4.1 | ||||
| 9. Neglect | .11** | .03 | −.03 | −.05* | −.01 | −.00 | −.03 | .19** | — | 4.9 | |||
| 10. Sibling victimization | −.25** | .02 | .06* | .12** | .09** | −.03 | .09** | .04* | .07* | — | 39.1 | ||
| 11. Mental health problems | .39** | −.05* | −.01 | −.16** | −.06** | .04* | −.04 | .22** | .25** | .07** | 25.03 (6.71) | — | |
| 12. Delinquency | .13** | .11** | .00 | −.11** | .00 | .05* | −.01 | .15** | .14** | .10** | .31** | 0.80 (1.54) | — |
Note. SD = standard deviation.
aPercentage of Category 1 is presented. b0 = girls, 1 = boys. c0 = Other ethnicities, 1 = White. d0 = no older siblings, 1 = at least one older sibling. e0 = two-parent household, 1 = single-parent household.
*p < .05. **p < .01.