child rearing
A new study conducted in the US and London shows that yelling at children can be just as harmful as sexual or physical abuse.
The study was commissioned by the British charity Words Matter and published in the journal This Month. child abuse and neglect. It calls for formal recognition of child abuse (CVA) as a form of abuse.
To make this decision, researchers from Wingate University in North Carolina and University College London (UCL) analyzed 149 quantitative and 17 qualitative studies that investigated CVA.
The study authors found that defining themes of abuse included “the amount of negative talk, the tone, the content of the talk, and their direct impact.”
Studies have found that the most common perpetrators of CVA are parents, mothers, and teachers.
Some of the effects of CVA can last a child’s entire life.
Abuse can lead to “underlying emotional and psychological effects” such as obesity, increased risk of anger, substance abuse, depression and self-harm. UCL said in a statement:
Researchers argue that a better way to define CVA is needed.
Currently, child abuse is divided into four categories: physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, and neglect.
The study notes that childhood emotional abuse has become “epidemic” for many years.
“Preventing child abuse is the most effective way we can reduce the prevalence of mental health problems in children,” study co-author Professor Peter Fonagy, head of UCL’s Department of Psycholinguistic Sciences, said in a statement. Stated.
“With new charity Words Matter and this review, the focus on verbal abuse in early childhood by the adults around them will make a huge difference and will help us identify this risk and respond effectively and in a timely manner. It will help support and direct our efforts,” he added.
The researchers concluded that recognizing CVA as a type of abuse is a “starting point” for identifying and preventing it.
The study authors also suggest training adults on “the importance of safety, support, and nurturing in verbal communication with children.”
“Childhood verbal abuse has lifelong negative consequences and desperately needs to be recognized as a subtype of maltreatment,” study lead author and Wingate Professor Shanta Dube said in a statement. .
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