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emotional abuse

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The Impact of Maternal Childhood Trauma on Children's Problem ... dovepress.com Dove Press Nov 4, 2024 3 facts

claimChildhood Trauma is defined as psychological, emotional, or physical harm caused by negative behavior or inaction by parents or other caregivers during childhood, including emotional neglect, physical neglect, emotional abuse, sexual abuse, and physical abuse.

referenceThe Childhood Trauma Questionnaire-Short Form (CTQ-SF) was used to assess parents’ childhood trauma, consisting of 28 items divided into five subscales: emotional abuse, physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional neglect, and physical neglect.

claimMaternal depression negatively affects parenting behaviors, often resulting in emotional abuse, neglect, and authoritarian parenting.

Psychosocial Pathways - CDC cdc.gov CDC Sep 1, 2023 1 fact

claimAdverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) are defined as traumatic events and severe or chronic stress occurring during childhood (ages 0–17), including physical, emotional, and sexual abuse; emotional and physical neglect; and household dysfunction such as parental mental health illnesses, household substance abuse, violence between parents or caregivers, incarcerated family members, and parental separation or divorce.