معدلات انتشار خبرات الإساءة في الطفولة و قدرتها التنبؤية بمفهوم الذات لدى طلبة الصف الحادي عشر في سلطنة عمان

الملخص EN

The present study aimed to examine the childhood abuse experiences and self-concept and among grade 11 students in the schools of Muscat governorate and to identify which dimensions of childhood abuse can predict self-concept.

The sample consisted of 600 students )males= 303 and females= 297( who were given two instruments: A Childhood Abuse Experiences Questionnaire )developed for the purpose of the study( and Self-Description scale SDQ-11 by Marsh )1992(.

The data were analyzed using the multiple regression analysis )Stepwise multiple Linear regression(.

Results indicated low rate of childhood abuse experiences and high non-academic self-concept.

It also indicated that the childhood emotional abuse experiences and gender )male( predicted 15% of variance in self-concept.

Several recommendations were suggested to the specialists in Omani schools to provide psychological intervention to emotionally abused children.