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http://dx.doi.org/10.5765/jkacap.180032

Perception of Child Abuse and Child Disciplinary Practice among Adults Abused as Children: Comparison to General Population  

Moon, Ka Young (Department of Psychiatry, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital)
Lee, So Young Irene (Department of Psychiatry, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital)
Lee, A Reum (Department of Psychiatry, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital)
An, Ka Yeong (Department of Psychiatry, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital)
Jung, Kyung Soo (Division of law, College of Law, Sookmyung Women's University)
Paek, Kyoung-Il (Division of law, College of Law, Sookmyung Women's University)
Kang, Hyun Ah (Division of Child Welfare & Studies, College of Human Ecology, Sookmyung Women's University)
Kang, Ji Young (Division of Child Welfare & Studies, College of Human Ecology, Sookmyung Women's University)
Chung, Shun Ah (Division of Child Welfare & Studies, College of Human Ecology, Sookmyung Women's University)
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Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry / v.30, no.2, 2019 , pp. 57-65 More about this Journal
Abstract
Objectives: The aim of this study was to compare differences in perception and knowledge of child abuse and child disciplinary practices according to the history of child abuse victimization. Methods: A questionnaire survey on child abuse was conducted with 491 adults raising children. We compared the perception and knowledge of child abuse and child disciplinary practices between two groups of adults with and without a history of childhood abuse victimization. Results: The group with a history of childhood abuse had lower levels of knowledge of child abuse (F=6.990, p<0.01) and engaged in more negative disciplinary practices (F=5.974, p<0.05) than those without. However, no differences in the perception of child abuse were observed between the two groups. Conclusion: The results suggest that adults with a history of childhood abuse have lower levels of knowledge of child abuse and use more negative disciplinary practices in raising their children. This highlights the need to administer not only educational but also more direct hands-on interventions to vulnerable parents in order to foster healthy parenting and disciplinary practices.
Keywords
Child abuse; Discipline; Perception; Knowledge;
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