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Citation

Longobardi C, Settanni M, Prino LE, Gastaldi FG. J. Interpers. Violence 2018; 33(8): 1327-1347.

Affiliation

University of Turin, Italy.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/0886260515615144

PMID

26621034

Abstract

The aim of this article was to estimate the prevalence of psychological maltreatment in Italian middle school students by their teachers, and to test the applicability of surveying instruments for this phenomenon in Italian educational settings. The sample consisted of 105 teachers and 128 middle school students, who were asked about their experiences with emotionally abusive behaviors (i.e., demeaning, discriminating, dominating, destabilizing, distancing, and diverse) in the Italian school system. Teachers did not tend to perceive their behavior as abusive, while the students showed a very high perception of abuse (98%). Males were more likely to be victims of abuse, and they also reported lower scores in the Achievement scale. Emotional child abuse is highly present in Italian educational settings, and there is a strong need for interventions aimed at supporting teacher education, in the hopes of increasing the general well-being in schools.


Language: en

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