Sibling physical abuse is defined as a sibling deliberately causing violence to another sibling. The abuse can be inflicted with shoving, hitting, slapping, kicking, biting, pinching, scratching, and hair-pulling.
Sibling physical maltreatment is defined as a sibling intentionally inflicting violence on another sibling. The abuse can involve various forms of physical harm, including pushing, hitting, slapping, kicking, biting, pinching, scratching, and hair-pulling.