Emotional abuse is now the most common type of child abuse experienced in the U.S., according to CDC data published this summer. About one-third of all U.S. adults reported experiencing emotional abuse during childhood, the CDC data show.
Oct. 3, 2023 – A team of researchers from the U.S. and London are recommending that verbal abuse be identified as a standalone type of child abuse, rather than grouping it within the label of emotional abuse. The suggestion comes amid recent reports that emotional abuse of children is now more common than physical or sexual abuse.
Although some studies used other ways of measuring childhood verbal abuse, one common method is a question on the widely usedthat asks, “Before your 18th birthday, did a parent or other adult in the household often or very often swear at you, insult you, put you down, or humiliate you, or act in a way that made you afraid that you might be physically hurt?”
published this summer. About one-third of all U.S. adults reported experiencing emotional abuse during childhood, the CDC data show.
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