Abstract
Emotional abuse can be defined as a large behavior pattern which the individual is exposed to and can be compiled as, the abasement, violent attitude, exclusion, continuous criticism, unfulfilled need for love and making someone feel worthless. From this point of view the effect on the well being is a key concern about the individuals exposed to emotional abuse. Accordingly the purpose of this study is determined as to analyze of the relationship between the level of emotional abuse and well being of teacher candidates perceive. For this purpose 438 teacher candidates, who study at the Faculty of Education in Uludağ University, were utilized in the study. In the research descriptive method was used and the data was obtained by “Perceived Emotional Abuse Scale” (Ersanlı, Yılmaz, & Özcan, 2013) and “Psychological Well Being Scale” (Telef, 2013). According to the findings obtained in order to determine the relationship between the psychological well being and the emotional abuse that teacher candidates perceive, correlation and simple linear regression analysis were performed and it is found that there is a significant negative relation in between (p<.01). In addition in terms of the variables of gender, developmental period they are in, department and the level of academic success they perceive, it is discovered that the levels of perceived emotional abuse predict their psychological well being between 12% and 24%.
Highlights
The word meaning of abuse is “utilization, employment, to take advantage of something, exploitation” (Türkçe Sözlük, 2005, p. 991)
The effects of emotional abuse can continue even after the effects of physical and sexual abuse disappear (Polat, 2001; Katz & Arias, 1999). In this sense emotional abuse is considered as a distinguishing state which is at the center of all types of abuse (Iwaniec, Larkin, & Higgins, 2006)
The sample of the research consists of 438 teacher candidates who study at Uludağ University in the 2015-2016 academic year. 73% of the teacher candidates that participate in the research are female, and 27% of them are male. 76% of the candidates are in the emerging adulthood period and 24% of them are in the adulthood period
Summary
The word meaning of abuse is “utilization, employment, to take advantage of something, exploitation” (Türkçe Sözlük, 2005, p. 991). In a wide range of conditions from emotional abuse to sexual abuse and from rape to torture, physical and mental disorder even loss of life can emerge (Arslan, 2015). Emotional abuse can be seen solely but can be accompanied with other physical and sexual abuse types as well. The effects of emotional abuse can continue even after the effects of physical and sexual abuse disappear (Polat, 2001; Katz & Arias, 1999). In this sense emotional abuse is considered as a distinguishing state which is at the center of all types of abuse (Iwaniec, Larkin, & Higgins, 2006)
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