ERIC Number: EJ834262
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2009
Pages: 25
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ISSN: ISSN-0886-2605
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Self-Esteem of Young Adults Experiencing Interparental Violence and Child Physical Maltreatment: Parental and Peer Relationships as Mediators
Shen, April Chiung-Tao
Journal of Interpersonal Violence, v24 n5 p770-794 2009
This study examined the joint impact of experiencing both interparental violence and child physical maltreatment on young adults' self-esteem. It also tested the hypothesis of parental and peer relationship qualities as mediators in the relationship between childhood histories of family violence and adult self-esteem. Data were collected from a national probability sample of 1,924 college students in Taiwan. Research results demonstrated that experiencing both interparental violence and physical maltreatment during childhood have long-term and detrimental impact on adult self-esteem. This impact was statistically independent of other potential confounding factors. Moreover, participants experiencing dual violence during childhood reported lower self-esteem than those experiencing only one type of family violence or none at all. Male participants who experienced dual violence reported lower self-esteem than female participants who experienced dual violence. Further analyses revealed that parental and peer relationship qualities mediated the joint impact of interparental violence and physical maltreatment on adult self-esteem. (Contains 5 tables and 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Family Violence, Peer Relationship, Young Adults, Foreign Countries, Probability, Child Abuse, Parent Influence, Parent Child Relationship, Self Esteem, College Students, Child Development, Family Influence, Gender Differences, Males, Females, Interpersonal Relationship, Stress Variables, Cultural Influences, Asian Culture
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Taiwan
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