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The effects of sibling abuse closely parallel those of other forms of child abuse. Potential effects of sibling abuse include difficulty separating pleasure from pain and fear from desire in a sexual relationship, re-victimization in adulthood, difficulty in developing and sustaining intimate relationships trouble negotiating boundaries, intimacy issues, and interdependency in relationships.

It is possible that there may be significant problems following sibling abuse such as affect regulation and accompanying affect disorders, impulse control, somatization, Post traumatic stress disorder, eating disorders such as anorexia or bulimia nervosa, substance abuse issues major depression and problems with socialization. Siblings may exhibit internalizing or externalizing behaviors that can be disruptive to the family unit. Such behaviors problems may escalate into other behavior problems such as aggression and delinquency. Siblings that have been affected by sibling abuse may be more susceptible to developing conduct disorder and having more mental health distress caused by sibling abuse. Siblicide may be an effect of sibling abuse in which a sibling commits homicide against another sibling; typically seen as a male sibling entering life as an adult against a younger brother.