Psychological Trauma and Corporal Punishment
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2019
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Global Social Sciences Review
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The study analyzes Psychological Trauma as a result of Corporal Punishment at Secondary Level. The population was all the students of 10th class which made a population of 30200 students in Tehsils of District Malak and of KPK. Sixteen secondary schools and twenty-six students from each school were taken as a sample by using a simple random method. The research instrument DASS 42 about corporal punishment used four options, i.e.at home, at school, both at home and school and neither at home nor at school. The questionnaire was administered to 416 students and 400 were received. The findings of the study were that a significant association of corporal punishment with psychological trauma i.e. depression, anxiety and stress was found. The students were corporally punished both at homes and schools had moderate or severe level of stress, anxiety and
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child abuse, physical abuse, psychological effects, research, International Resources, Pakistan
Citation
Ali, Asgahr ; Malik, Mushtaq Ahmad ; Kahn, Itbar. (2019). Psychological Trauma and Corporal Punishment. Global Social Sciences Review, 4(2), 138 – 147.