verbal abuse, Anak,Orang Tua FAKTOR-FAKTOR YANG MELATARBELAKANGI ORANG TUA MELAKUKAN VERBAL ABUSE PADA ANAK USIA SEKOLAH 6-12 TAHUN DI KABUPATEN GARUT

Abstract

ABSTRACT Verbal abuse is any form of negative statement from parents toward children such as threatening, fightening, or saying hurtful words. There are five factors that cause parents abuse their children verbally. First, knowledge factor, parents are poorly equipped with the knowledge about how verbal abuse can be more harmful than physical abuse. Second, experience factor, parents who experienced verbal abuse in their past tend to treat their children the same way. Third, family support, children with special need and unwated children are also considered as one of the factors. Fourth, economic factors such as poverty or unemployment. Fifth, environmen factor, the parents now to better for their children. The research sample 50 parent (mother or father) have children age 6-12 years. Sampling technic using purposive sampling. Analysis using regresion logistic. Experience factor was the most dominant factor for the parents doing verbal abuse to children 6-12 years at cintakarya-samarang-garut. Parents whose childhood treatment is mistaken is a trigger situation for child abuse. The experience of parents who were raised in violence tended to continue the education to their children. Children who get cruel treatment from their parents will be very aggressive and after becoming parents they will be cruel to their children. Keywords: Verbal Abuse, Parents, Children School Age