Small-scale qualitative studies indicate that due to a lack of disclosure and reporting, prevalence rates for sibling sexual abuse are unclear (Caffaro & Conn-Caffaro, 2005 Carlson, Maciol, & Scheider, 2006). The literature suggests that definitional inconsistencies can create difficulties in understanding abused siblings, abusive siblings and incident characteristics that can assist in therapeutic interventions (Krienert & Walsh, 2011). Definitions of sibling sexual abuse are varied and range from cultural, to therapeutic through to legal understandings. Sibling sexual abuse remains a hidden and under-reported form of sexual abuse, relative to other forms (Caffaro & Conn-Caffaro, 2005 Welfare, 2008). The review will also explore the literature on implications for therapeutic interventions - particularly the shift in thinking about sibling sexual assault and the abusive sibling from a punitive response to a much more therapeutic response. ![]() This Research Summary into sibling sexual abuse will review the current literature on definitions, impacts, barriers to disclosure and legal issues in order to highlight this often hidden form of sexual abuse. ![]() ![]() Despite an indication in the literature that sibling sexual abuse is the most prevalent form of sexual abuse, little is known about its impacts on abused siblings, abusive siblings and the families involved.
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