Abstract
Emotional maltreatment is a problem that creates difficulties in the life of
adolescents and affects their mental health negatively. This research
examined the impact of emotional maltreatment on the mental health
among adolescents. The study further explored the moderating role of
optimism. A cross sectional survey research design was used. The sample
of 400 male and female adolescents with age range 14 to 18 was obtained
from various public and private schools and colleges of Sargodha city.
Depression Anxiety Stress Scale DASS (Lovibond & Lovibond, 1995);
Questionnaire on Seven Dimensions of Emotional Maltreatment At Home
(QSDEMH) developed by Gesinde (2010) and Life Orientation TestRevised LOT-R (Scheier & Carver, 1985) were individually administered
to measure emotional maltreatment, mental health and optimism of sample.
The findings indicated that emotional maltreatment is a significant
predictor of mental health problems among adolescents. Results further
indicated that optimism partially moderates the relationship between
emotional maltreatment and mental health. This research has implications
for increasing parental awareness of their actions and behaviours and its
negative consequences on the mental health of their children.
Aneeqa Kaiser, Sadia Malik. (2015) Emotional Maltreatment as Predictor of Mental Health Problems among Adolescents: Moderating Role of Optimism, Journal of Behavioural Sciences, Volume 25, Issue 2.
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