Povezanost emocionalnog zlostavljanja i zanemarivanje s nekim aspektima psihičkog funkcioniranja
Connection of Emotional Abuse and Negligence with some aspects of Psychological Functioning

Summary/Abstract: Emotional abuse and neglect may lead to negative physical, cognitive and social outcomes for the child. They are less frequently identified and researched then other types of abuse but they leave consequences that are much harder. The purpose of this research is to investigate the nature of relationship between emotional abuse and neglect with some characteristics and aspects of personality – self-confidence, aggression and interpersonal orientation. The investigation was carried out with a sample of 261 adolescents from five High schools in Sarajevo. Our results corroborated previous results obtained in Western countries. The findings suggest that emotional abuse and neglect correlates negatively with self-confidence but positively correlates with aggression. It is interesting to mention that interpersonal orientation does not correlate with emotional abuse and neglect.

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