Department of Child Psychology and Education/Department of Human Resources Development/SKK Law School (Joint Appointment), Sungkyunkwan University, 53 Myeongnyun Dong 3 Ka, Jongno Gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Child Abuse Negl. 2011 Dec;35(12):1037-44. doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2011.09.005. Epub 2011 Nov 1.
This study explored the prevalence of childhood maltreatment in South Korea using the retrospective version of ICAST and the associations between perceptions of abuse experienced during childhood and recent interpersonal problems and depression.
539 young persons, aged 18-24 years, from various universities, work places, and clinical settings participated in a study using the ISPCAN Child Abuse Screening Tool-Retrospective Version (ICAST-R), the short form of the Korean-Inventory of Interpersonal Problems Circumplex Scale (KIIP-SC), and the Korean version of the Beck Depression Inventory (K-BDI).
While males reported more physical abuse, females reported being exposed to more emotional or sexual abuse. The proportion of reported extra-familial or peer abuse was relatively high. Interpersonal problems and depression were significantly high for those who experienced all types of abuse during childhood. Perception of physical abuse as reasonable/justified discipline affected interpersonal problems and perception of emotional abuse when compared to peers affected interpersonal problems and depression. Unlike previous studies, this study identified more depressive symptoms reported with disclosure of sexual abuse.
These findings highlight the importance of understanding how one perceives maltreatment. Perceiving an abusive act as a justifiable disciplinary method may affect reporting as well as longer term consequences for the victim. A wide range of perpetrators and different settings in which maltreatment may occur must be considered as influencing these perceptions. This study contributed to the determination of validity of the ICAST-R for use in wider population surveys.
本研究使用 ICAST 的回顾性版本，探讨韩国儿童期虐待的流行情况，以及对儿童期经历的虐待的看法与最近的人际问题和抑郁之间的关联。
539 名年龄在 18-24 岁的年轻人来自不同的大学、工作场所和临床环境，参与了一项研究，使用了 ISPCAN 儿童虐待筛查工具-回顾性版本（ICAST-R）、韩国人际问题量表短式（KIIP-SC）和贝克抑郁量表韩文版（K-BDI）。
男性报告了更多的身体虐待，而女性则报告了更多的情感或性虐待。报告的非家庭或同伴虐待的比例相对较高。所有类型的儿童期虐待经历都与较高的人际问题和抑郁有关。与同龄人相比，将身体虐待视为合理/正当纪律的看法会影响人际问题，而将情感虐待视为合理/正当纪律的看法则会影响人际问题和抑郁。与之前的研究不同，本研究发现更多的抑郁症状与性虐待的披露有关。
这些发现强调了理解人们如何看待虐待的重要性。将虐待行为视为合理的纪律方法可能会影响报告以及对受害者的长期后果。必须考虑到广泛的施虐者和虐待可能发生的不同环境，这些环境会影响这些看法。本研究有助于确定 ICAST-R 在更广泛的人群调查中的有效性。
