Abstract

PURPOSE
The aim of th study was to investigate how adolescents behavior is correlated with child abuse they experience and how childrearing attitude of mothers perceived by th adolescents is correlated with child abuse experience by the adolescents METHOD: A convenient sampling strategy was used. A total of 160 adolescents participated in this study. of the 160 responses 116 were used for final analysis. The data were analyzed using K-YSR program and SPSSWIN.
RESULT
the results were as follows Mild child abuse experiences reported by the subjects were Throwing the object at me (12.9% N=15) Clutching and pushing (12.9% N=15) and slapping on the cheek (14.7% N=17) Severe child abuse experiences reported by the subjects were Kicking pounding and biting (10.3% N=10) Rod stick, belt, broom beating using various objects (41.4% N=38) and Beating all over the body (6.7% N=8) Very severe child abuse experiences reported by the subjects were Burning with cigarette (0.4% N=1) Threatening me with objects such as a knife a hammer an axe or a gimlet (0.8% N=2) Injuring me with the objects (0.4% N=1) and Hospitalized by belting (0.4% N=1) In terms of correlations among the main study variables physical child abuse had significant positive correlations with externalizign problem (r=.271 p=.001) and total behavioral problem (r=.288 p=.002) Physical child abuse also had a significant positive correlation with authoritarian childrearing attitude of mother (r-.363 p=.000) Physical child abuse had significant negative correlations with mother affectionate childrearing attitude (r=-191 p=.050) and active participative chilrearing attitude (r=-101 p=.035).
CONCLUSION
Mothers childrearing attitude is a salient factor for prevention child abuse. In addition child abuse is an important factor for prevention adolescent's behavioral problem.