چکیده:
Objectives: This study designed to enquire three objectives: first, to evaluate different forms of maltreatment and child abuse in junior high school male students in Tehran, Iran; Second, to study quality of life and general health levels of abusive parents and third, to demonstrate demographic characteristics of abusers.Method: Through a multistage cluster sampling from 77588 male students 1443 students were selected as sample group. They completed Child Abuse and Trauma Scale (CATS) and abused students were recognized. In the second step, through a randomized systematic sampling 38 abused students and 40 non- abused students were selected. Parents of these two groups were assessed and compared by Quality of Life Questionnaire and General Health Questionnaire (GHQ).Results: The most important forms of abuse reported here included emotional abuse and negative family environment (83.1%), inattentive and neglect (14.2%), and physical abuse (2.65%).Conclusion: Results showed that abusive parents had lower quality of life compared to their non-abusive counterparts. The former had lower life quality, as well. It seems that child abuse is related to lower quality of life and general health of parents.
خلاصه ماشینی:
It seems that child abuse is related to lower quality of life and general health of parents.
Key words: Child abuse, Type, Quality of life, General health, and Demographic characteristics 1- Department of Clinical Psychology, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences * Corresponding author: p.
9% out of 1394 participants in primary school were exposed to physical maltreatment by parents during 3 months prior to the study (Ma, Chen, Xiago, Wang, & Zhang, 2011).
In addition, abusive parents may report their child`s problems more (Lau, Valeri, McCarty, & Weisz, 2006).
Parents of abused children were asked to fill in General Health Questionnaire (GHQ) (Goldberg & Wilty, 1978), and Quality of Life Questionnaire (Evans & Coppe, 1989).
Comparison of parental quality of life between abused and non-abused students, as shown in table 2, indicated that the parents of two groups had significant differences in total score and the subscales of quality of life: physical well being, individual development, marital relationship, parent-child relationship, job characteristics, creative aesthetic behavior, and vocational behavior.
(View the image of this page)The results showed that there were significant differences between the parents mean in abused children and non-abused students in total score (t=2.
Child Abuse & Neglect, 19, 315-323.
Child Abuse & Neglect, 19, 315-323.
Child Abuse & Neglect, 19, 315-323.
Child Abuse & Neglect, 19, 315-323.
Child Abuse & Neglect, 19, 315-323.