College of Nursing, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Science, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
East Mediterr Health J. 2013 Oct;19(10):869-75.
Emotional abuse is the most hidden and underestimated form of child maltreatment. We report an exploratory study in Saudi Arabia of the rate and types of emotional abuse among children and its association with selected variables. A convenience sample of 60 children aged 12-18 years was recruited from 3 malls in Jeddah. A specially designed, self-administered questionnaire was completed in confidence by the children with the consent of parents. Overall 90% of participants reported at least 1 form of rejecting emotional abuse and 61.7% at least 1 form of ignoring or terrorizing types of abuse. Chronic illness among parents was significantly positively correlated with terrorizing emotional abuse. There was a statistically significant negative correlation between mothers' relationship with the child and ignoring and terrorizing types of emotional abuse. Further research is needed about the community prevalence, correlates and consequences of child emotional abuse in Saudi Arabia.
情感虐待是最隐蔽和被低估的儿童虐待形式。我们在沙特阿拉伯报告了一项探索性研究，调查儿童中情感虐待的发生率和类型，及其与某些变量的关联。我们从吉达的 3 个购物中心方便地招募了 60 名年龄在 12-18 岁的儿童作为研究对象。在父母同意的情况下，孩子们以匿名的方式自行填写了一份专门设计的问卷。总体而言，90%的参与者报告至少有一种拒绝情感虐待的形式，61.7%的参与者报告至少有一种忽视或恐吓情感虐待的形式。父母的慢性病与恐吓情感虐待呈显著正相关。母亲与孩子的关系与忽视和恐吓情感虐待呈显著负相关。在沙特阿拉伯，需要进一步研究儿童情感虐待的社区流行率、相关性和后果。
