The Association of Parental Verbal Abuse and Adolescent Personality Types in 2 Gamping Junior High School

Abstract

Introduction: Physical and psychological alteration are commonly happen in adolescents. Some of them will feel over estimate, egocentric, peevish, and aggressive. This is influenced by society and family. Some of researches said that a child which is growth in verbal abusing, they will have psychological disorder such as anxiety, Post Trauma Distress Syndrome, depression, and personality disorder. Aim: The aim of this research was to know the association of parental verbal abuse and adolescent personality types in 2 Gamping Junior High School. Method: The method was a quantitative research which used cross sectional design. The sample was 89 person which lived with parents at home and they were 12 – 14 years old. The questioners were verbal abuse questioner and Myers Briggs Type Indicator Personality. Finally, it used coefficient contingency test. Result: Based on the result, the p was 0, 192 (sign. p <0,05). It was shown that there was unrelated between parental verbal abuse and adolescent personality types in 2 Gamping Junior High School. There were many factors which influencing the personality type in individual, such as genetic, social, and perceptions.