[Prevalence and influencing factors on psychological violence from parents to child].
Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi
; 37(2): 174-7, 2016 Feb.
Article
en Zh
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-26917509
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To investigate the prevalence of psychological violence against children by parents and to explore possible influencing factors.METHODS:
In two primary schools from a city, located in the northeast part of China, 1 164 parents of the pupils from grade 1 to 6, were anonymously surveyed by a self-administered questionnaire, to analyze the situation of psychological violence and influencing factors.RESULTS:
Of the 1 164 parents, 78.1% reported that they practised psychological violence towards their children. Compared with girls, boys were more psychologically maltreated by their parents (81.3% vs. 74.7%,P<0.01). Data from the multivariate logistic regression analysis indicated that following factors increased the risk of psychological violence against children child being male (OR=1.684); initiated by the mother (OR=1.640), parents experiences of psychologically violent victimization (OR=2.064) during their childhood, supportive or tolerant attitudes towards corporal punishment (OR=2.618) from the parents, low awareness of the harmfulness of psychological violence against children (OR=1.666) of the parents, and lower social economic status (OR=1.745) of the family, etc.CONCLUSION:
Psychological violence experienced by the parents appeared very common. Prevention programs on psychological violence should be strengthened to increase the awareness of parents on this serious problem.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Padres
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Violencia
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Maltrato a los Niños
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
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Equity_inequality
Límite:
Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
Zh
Revista:
Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi
Año:
2016
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
China