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Emotional Abuse Signs


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Research shows that emotional abuse signs differ not only according to age, but in many cases, according to gender.

Contrasting signs are in part due to styles of parenting boys vs. parenting girls.

Boys are still taught that crying is not masculine, and that displaying anger and other physical behaviours are acceptable. Girls are taught that anger is not ladylike and that showing emotion is part of being female.

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
»  temper tantrums
»  fights with peers and siblings
»  bullying tactics
»  frustrates easily
»  disobedience
»  lying and cheating
»  destructive behaviours
»  impulsive behaviours
»  argumentative
»  loud
»  tease excessively
»  worry excessively
»  withdrawn


Girls

»  withdrawn
»  passive
»  approval-seeking
»  compliant
»  frustrates easily
»  infinite patience
»  clinging to adults
»  overly dependent
»  stubborn
»  tease excessively
»  worry excessively
»  somatic complaints





More child abuse signs pages on this site:

Physical Abuse SignsEmotional Child Abuse Signs
Child Neglect SignsSexual 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 AbuseEmotional Abuse Types
Emotional Abuse SignsEmotional Abuse Effects
BullyingEmotional Abuse Statistics





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Abuse HeadlinesHistory of Abuse
Sexual Abuse SignsChild Abuse Stats
Sexual Abuse EffectsEmotional Abuse
Sexual Abuse Stats Emotional Abuse Types
Sexual Abuse VictimsEmotional Abuse Signs
Male VictimsEmotional Abuse Effects
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Victims w/ DisabilityEmotional Abuse Stats
Sexual Abuse DisclosuresPhysical Abuse
Sex OffendersPhysical Abuse Signs
Male Sex OffendersAbuse & Discipline
Female Sex Offenders Physical Abuse Effects
Child Sex OffendersPhysical Abuse Stats
Adolescent Sex OffendersChild Neglect
Incestuous Sex OffendersChild Neglect Signs
Internet Sex OffendersChild Neglect Effects
Child Abuse LawChild Neglect Stats
Age of MajorityPoverty & Neglect
Duty to ReportSexual Abuse
Abuse InterventionSexual Abuse Defined
Abuse Prevention




References

Emotional Abuse Signs

NOTE: Information pages on this site were based on material from the Canadian Red CrossCanadian Red Cross RespectED Training Program. Written permission was obtained to use their copyrighted material on this site.

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.

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Last updated December 9, 2007