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Perceived Social Support of Maritally Abused Women and their Children's Global Self-Worth

Publication: Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
September 2004

Abstract

This study examines the relationships among maritally abused women's educational level, their satisfaction with social support, their children's perceived maternal support, and their children's global self-worth (GSW; Harter, 1985a). The participants, 38 pairs of maritally abused women and their children (aged 7 to 13 years), were recruited through women's shelters and community counselling facilities. The study found that children who have a sense of being emotionally supported by their mothers have a positive sense of self-worth. The hierarchical regression analyses show that children's perceived maternal support has a unique contribution to children's GSW above and beyond their mothers' educational level and mothers' satisfaction with social support (R2 = .31).

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Cette étude examine la relation entre le niveau d'éducation de femmes victimes de violence conjugale, leur satisfaction face au soutien social, la perception qu'ont leurs enfants du soutien maternel et le degré d'estime de soi (global self-worth; Harter, 1985a) de leurs enfants. Les participants et participantes étaient 38 paires de femmes victimes de violence conjugale et leurs enfants (âgés de 7 à 13 ans) recrutées dans des maisons d'hébergement pour femmes et dans des services communautaires de counseling. Cette étude démontre que les enfants qui ont le sentiment de recevoir un soutien émotionel de leur mère ont une estime de soi positive. L'analyse de régression hiérarchique démontre que les enfants perçoivent le soutien maternel comme ayant une contribution unique à leur degré d'estime de soi et ce, au-delà du niveau d'éducation de leur mère ainsi que de la satisfaction de celle-ci face au soutien social (R2 = 0,31).

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cover image Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
Volume 23Number 2September 2004
Pages: 109 - 115

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Version of record online: 13 May 2009

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Yuriko Riesen
Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology and Special Education, University of British Columbia
Marion Porath
Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology and Special Education, University of British Columbia

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