@article{ref1,
title="Is emotional abuse as harmful as physical and/or sexual abuse?",
journal="Journal of child and adolescent trauma",
year="2020",
author="Dye, Heather L.",
volume="13",
number="4",
pages="399-407",
abstract="This article discusses risk factors for adults who have suffered early childhood  trauma, specifically focusing on emotional abuse, and discusses the negative  long-term consequences from childhood trauma such as depression, anxiety, stress,  and neuroticism personality. This research study predicts that those who report  emotional abuse will have higher sores for depression, anxiety, stress, and  neuroticism personality compared to those who reported only physical, only sexual,  or combined physical and sexual abuse. Using the NEO Five-Factor Inventory,  Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale, and Childhood Trauma Questionnaire, 748 college  students participated in an on-line survey at a Southeastern university. As  predicted, this study found those who reported emotional abuse had higher scores for  depression, anxiety, stress, and neuroticism personality compared to those who  reported only physical, only sexual, or combined physical and sexual abuse. Studies  show emotional abuse may be the most damaging form of maltreatment causing adverse  developmental consequences equivalent to, or more severe than, those of other forms  of abuse (Hart et al. 1996). Therefore, this article discusses the need for public  awareness campaigns to raise public and community awareness and evidenced based  treatments that help with the psychological consequences resulting from emotional  abuse.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1936-1521",
doi="10.1007/s40653-019-00292-y",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40653-019-00292-y"
}