Title: A Longitudinal Study of Sibling Bullying and Mental Health in Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Conditions: The Role of Self-Esteem
Stream: Mind, Brain & Psychology: Human Emotional & Cognitive Development & Outcomes within Educational Contexts
Presentation Type: Oral Presentation
Authors:
Emre Deniz, University of York, United Kingdom
Umar Toseeb, University of York, United Kingdom
Abstract:
This study aimed to test the mediating role of self-esteem in the longitudinal associations between sibling bullying and negative and positive mental health in adolescents with Autism Spectrum Conditions (ASC). Using data from a UK-based nationally representative cohort study indicated a sample of n=416 adolescents aged 11 to 17 who have previously been diagnosed with ASC and had at least one sibling when they were aged 11 and 14 years old. The findings indicated that nearly 50% of adolescents were involved in at least one type of sibling bullying, either as the victim or perpetrator, suggesting that sibling bullying is prevalent in adolescents’ lives. Additionally, increased rates of sibling bullying in early adolescence were associated with lower levels of self-esteem in mid-adolescence, and, in turn, lower levels of self-esteem in mid-adolescence predicted poorer negative and positive mental health in late adolescence. Hence, self-esteem in mid-adolescence served as a significant mediator between sibling bullying in early adolescence and negative and positive mental health in late adolescence. While the majority of our results align with previous studies’ findings, this study is the first in reporting the mediating role of self-esteem between sibling bullying and negative and positive mental health in adolescents with ASC.
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