En Yakınından Gelen Zorbalık: Kardeş Zorbalığının Riskleri ve Sonuçları Üzerine Sistematik Bir İnceleme

Year 2025, Volume: 13 Issue: 3, 76 - 84, 07.11.2025

Zeynep Ekinci , Ayşegül Şimşek

https://doi.org/10.21765/pprjournal.1787898

Abstract

Amaç: Kardeş zorbalığı toplumda görünür olmasa da aile dinamikleri, ebeveynlerin tutumları ve sosyoekonomik koşullar bunu görünür yapmıştır. Kardeş zorbalığı, çocukların psikososyal sağlığını olumsuz etkileyerek depresyon, kaygı, yaşam memnuniyetinin azalması ve aileye aidiyet duygusunun zayıflamasına yol açmaktadır. Bu sistematik inceleme, kardeş zorbalığının risk faktörlerini ve çocuk sağlığı üzerindeki etkilerini araştırmak amaçlanmıştır.
Yöntemler: Bu çalışmada, “kardeş zorbalığı” anahtar kelimesi kullanılarak DergiPark, PubMed, Science Direct ve YÖK Tez veri tabanlarında, Türkçe ve İngilizce aramalar yapılmıştır. 2020 ile 2025 yılları arasında, tam metne erişilen çalışmalar dahil edilmiştir. Çalışmaların dahil edilme kriterleri, çocuklarda kardeş zorbalığını ele alması ve bunun çocuk sağlığı üzerindeki etkilerini raporlamasıydı. İnceleme, PRISMA-P kontrol listesine göre gerçekleştirildi.
Bulgular: Kardeş zorbalığını inceleyen 14 çalışmada 62.442 çocuk vardı. Zorbalığın yaygın olduğu ve çoğunlukla sözlü, fiziksel ve psikolojik şekillerde olduğu tespit edildi. Erkekler daha sık zorba, kızlar ise mağdur idi. Aile yapısı, düşük sosyoekonomik durum, ebeveyn özellikleri, kültür ve özel gereksinimli kardeş olma risk faktörleriydi. Zorbalık, depresyon, anksiyete, düşük özgüven, düşük yaşam memnuniyeti ve intihar riski ile bağlantılıdır ve genellikle evden okula da yayılmaktadır.
Sonuç: Sözlü zorbalık, akranların etkisi, aile ortamı, sosyoekonomik durum ve ebeveynlerin tutumlarının etkisiyle kardeşler arasında en yaygın görülen zorbalık türüdür. Depresyon, anksiyete ve düşük yaşam memnuniyeti gibi riskleri artırarak çocukların ruh sağlığını tehdit eder. Önlenmesi için ebeveynlerin farkındalığı, erken müdahale ve okulların ve sağlık profesyonellerinin desteği gerekir.

Keywords

Zorbalık , çocuk sağlığı , ruh sağlığı , psikososyal gelişim , risk faktörleri , kardeş zorbalığı.

Bullying from the Nearest: A Systematic Review on the Risks and Consequences of Sibling Bullying

Abstract

Aim: Although sibling bullying may not be visible in society, family dynamics, parental attitudes, and socioeconomic conditions have made it visible. Sibling bullying negatively affects children's psychosocial health, leading to depression, anxiety, decreased life satisfaction, and a weakened sense of belonging to the family. This systematic review aims to investigate the risk factors of sibling bullying and its effects on child health.
Materials and Methods: In the study, searches were conducted in Turkish and English using the keyword “sibling bullying” in the DergiPark, PubMed, Science Direct, and YÖK Thesis databases. Studies with full-text access between 2020 and 2025 were included. The inclusion criteria for the studies were that they addressed sibling bullying in children and reported its effects on child health. The review was conducted according to the PRISMA-P checklist.
Results: Fourteen studies examining sibling bullying involved 62,442 children. Bullying was found to be prevalent and mostly took the form of verbal, physical, and psychological abuse. Boys were more likely to be bullies, while girls were more likely to be victims. Risk factors included family structure, low socioeconomic status, parental characteristics, culture, and having a sibling with special needs. Bullying is associated with depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, low life satisfaction, and suicide risk, and it often spreads from home to school.
Conclusion: Verbal bullying is the most common form of sibling bullying, influenced by peers, family environment, socioeconomic status, and parental attitudes. It threatens children’s mental health by increasing risks such as depression, anxiety, and low life satisfaction. Prevention requires parental awareness, early interventions, and support from schools and health professionals.

Keywords

Bullying , child health , mental health , psychosocial development , risk factors , sibling bullying.

Ethical Statement

This study did not receive any specific grant from funding agencies in the public, commercial or not for profit sectors.

Supporting Institution

This study did not receive any specific grant from funding agencies in the public, commercial or not for profit sectors.

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