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Emotional Abuse Signs
Contrasting signs are in part due to styles of parenting boys vs. parenting girls. Differing social expectations contribute to the way boys and girls display signs of emotional abuse. This was the case when I was growing up. Check out my story for more details.
Emotional Abuse Signs:Boys» aggression
Girls» withdrawn
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Research shows that emotional abuse signs differ not only according to age, but in many cases, according to gender.
| Physical Abuse Signs | Emotional Child Abuse Signs |
| Child Neglect Signs | Sexual Abuse Signs |
FACT: A US study that randomly assigned rejection experiences to students found that rejection can dramatically reduce a person's IQ and their ability to reason while increasing their aggression (Baumeister, 20021).
FACT: Emotional neglect is most closely correlated with later development of psychiatric illness (Ney et al., 1994, p.7132).
Emotional Abuse pages on this site:
| Emotional Child Abuse | Emotional Abuse Types |
| Emotional Abuse Signs | Emotional Abuse Effects |
| Bullying | Emotional Abuse Statistics |
Child abuse information pages on this site:
References
Emotional Abuse Signs
1 Baumeister, Roy. (2002, forthcoming). Effects of social exclusion on cognitive processes: Anticipated aloneness reduces intelligent thought. The Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.
2 Ney, P., Fung, T., & Wickett, A. (1994, September). The worst combination of child abuse and neglect. Child Abuse and Neglect, 18(9), 705-714.
