Korean J Child Stud. 2003; 24(2): 63-78.

Child Abuse and Child, Parent, and Family Characteristics

아동과 부모, 가족환경 특성에 따른 아동학대 실태 연구

이재연 , 한지숙

Jae Yeon Lee , Ji Sook Han

Participants in this study of variables that contribute to child abuse were parents of 1,094 families with children under the age of 18. The instrument, Straus`s Parent-Child Conflict Tactics Scales(1998). consists of 3 subscales : physical abuse, emotional abuse, and neglect. The degree of child abuse varied by age of child and parents, parents` marital satisfaction, the stress of bringing up children, social support, and family setting. There was a higher tendency to child abuse among alcoholic parents, dissatisfaction with marriage, parental child rearing stress, and isolation from social support. Educational and social welfare suggestions were made for the prevention and treatment of child abuse.

Key words : Child Abuse, Marital Satisfaction, Stress, Social Support, Family Setting