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O maltrato emocional, o comportamento desviante e a saúde mental: um estudo no feminino
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O maltrato emocional infantojuvenil é o tipo de maltrato menos estudado mas atualmente o seu reconhecimento tem vindo a aumentar e tem-se verificado que ocorre com grande prevalência na infância e adolescência. São poucos os estudos com populações femininas que abordam a relação entre maltrato emocional, comportamentos desviantes e saúde mental. A presente investigação teve como objetivos avaliar relativamente à população do sexo feminino: 1. o impacto do maltrato emocional nos comportamentos desviantes; 2. o impacto do maltrato emocional na sintomatologia psicopatológica. Participaram 389 jovens adultos do sexo feminino, com idades compreendidas entre os 18 e os 20 anos, que preencheram o Questionário de Experiências de Adversidade na Infância, Escala de Versatilidade de Comportamento Desviante e a Escala de Depressão, Ansiedade e Stress. Setenta e um jovens foram vítimas de maltrato emocional, sessenta de negligência emocional e vinte e oito de abuso emocional. Os resultados obtidos, tal como demonstrado na evidência empírica, sugerem que o maltrato emocional infantojuvenil é um fator de risco para o aparecimento de problemas de saúde mental no início da idade adulta e para a prática de atos de delinquência. Implicações clínicas e sociais são discutidas e são sugeridas orientações para estudos futuros.
Emotional maltreatment is the least studied type of maltreatment, but nowadays its recognition has been increasing and has been detected that occurs very frequently in childhood and adolescence. There are few studies with female populations that deal with the relationship between emotional maltreatment, deviant behavior and mental health. The present investigation aimed to evaluate relative to the female population: 1. the impact of emotional maltreatment on deviant behavior; 2. the impact of emotional maltreatment on psychopathological symptomatology. The study comprehended 389 female young adults participants, aged between 18 and 20, who answered the Childhood Adversity Experiences Questionnaire, Deviant Behavior Variety Scale and Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale. Seventy-one females were victims of emotional maltreatment, sixty of emotional neglect and twenty-eight of emotional abuse. The obtained results, as shown in the empirical evidence, suggest that the emotional maltreatment during childhood and adolescence is a risk factor for the occurrence of mental health problems in early adulthood and the practice of acts of delinquency. Clinical and social implications are discussed and guidelines for future studies are suggested.
Emotional maltreatment is the least studied type of maltreatment, but nowadays its recognition has been increasing and has been detected that occurs very frequently in childhood and adolescence. There are few studies with female populations that deal with the relationship between emotional maltreatment, deviant behavior and mental health. The present investigation aimed to evaluate relative to the female population: 1. the impact of emotional maltreatment on deviant behavior; 2. the impact of emotional maltreatment on psychopathological symptomatology. The study comprehended 389 female young adults participants, aged between 18 and 20, who answered the Childhood Adversity Experiences Questionnaire, Deviant Behavior Variety Scale and Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale. Seventy-one females were victims of emotional maltreatment, sixty of emotional neglect and twenty-eight of emotional abuse. The obtained results, as shown in the empirical evidence, suggest that the emotional maltreatment during childhood and adolescence is a risk factor for the occurrence of mental health problems in early adulthood and the practice of acts of delinquency. Clinical and social implications are discussed and guidelines for future studies are suggested.
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Dissertação de Mestrado apresentada no ISPA- Instituto Universitário para obtenção de grau de Mestre na especialidade de Psicologia Clínica
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Maltrato emocional Comportamento desviante saúde mental Emotional maltreatment Deviant behavior Mental health.