Jamari, Nor Laili-Azua
(2009)
Verbal Abuse by Parents: Its Relationship with Children's Self-esteem, Anxiety, Depression, and
Behavior.
Project Report.
Universiti Sains Malaysia.
(Submitted)
Abstract
In order to enhance our understanding of verbal abuse, the current study provides
an overview of the impact of parental verbal abuse on children. This study examines the
relationship between parental verbal abuse with children's self-esteem, anxiety, depression
and behavior. A sample of 302 Malay children is selected from an apartment complex in a
residential area of Petaling Jaya. A questionnaire was used to measure the frequency of
verbal abuse received by the children from their parent, and measure the symptoms of self esteem,
anxiety, depression, and behavioral problem occur in children. The data were
coded and analyzed by using SPSS Version 12 involving the usage of three statistical
analyses, which are Spearman's rho Correlation analysis, Mann-Whitney U Test, and
Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test. The result of the analysis shows that verbal abuse by parents
were associated with children's self-esteem, anxiety, depression, and behavior. Findings
from the present study indicated that the mother is more significantly verbalized the
children compared to the father. The result also a showed significant difference between
genders in children's anxiety, depression, and behavior. On the other hand, the finding
showed a significant difference between age group in children's anxiety and depression
score. For gender and age differences, the result showed no significant difference in
parental verbal abuse.
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