Prevalence of Family Violence/Child Abuse and its Relationship to Some Variables

Objective: The primary aims of the current study were to examine the prevalence of family violence/child abuse, and its relationships to some demographic variable such as family size, parents education and socioeconomic status. Additional aims were to review the risk and protective factors for family violence, and the impact of family violence on the child. Method: participants were (550) male and female children aged between 10-15 years. Participant completed well established psychological assessment tools to assess family environment characteristics, social and demographic variables. Results: The results indicated that emotional abuse (male 87%, female 80%) was the followed by physical abuse (male 62%, female 69%). Regarding the demographic variables, the size of family and the mother's education were significantly related to the child maltreatment and violence. The research review showed many risk and protective factors for family violence, Characteristics of Perpetration and Characteristics of Victimization. In according to the impact of family violence on child the evidence appears that there are many emotional and behavioral effects on the children leading to psychopathology.