Wounding Words: Maternal Verbal Aggression and Children's Adjustment |
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Authors: | Timothy E Moore Debra J Pepler |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Psychology, Glendon College, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada;(2) LaMarsh Centre for Research on Violence Conflict Resolution, 217 York Lanes, York University, 4700 Keele Street, Toronto, Ontario, M3J 1P3, Canada;(3) Department of Psychology, Glendon College, York University, 2275 Baynew Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M4N 3M6 |
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Abstract: | Psychological maltreatment, including verbal aggression, has been implicated as an important contributor to children's behavioral problems. The present study looked specifically at the relationship between different forms of maternal verbal aggression and their association with children's adjustment. Mothers from Violent and Nonviolent families were compared on their use of various verbal aggression tactics, as measured by the Conflict Tactics Scale (Straus, 1979). Mothers from both groups used threats and insults with comparable frequency. In both groups, insults were predictive of children's adjustment. The relationship was particularly striking in children from violent homes. We conclude that chronic exposure to inter-parental violence may render children emotionally susceptible to maternal disparagement. |
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Keywords: | :" target="_blank">: maternal verbal aggression children's adjustment |
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