Behind Closed Doors: Exploring the Consequences of Parents Staying at Home During the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Prevalence of Parental Violence Against Children

• Walaa Elsayed ^[1]
  1. [1] Ajman University
• Localización: RIMCIS: Revista Internacional y Multidisciplinar en Ciencias Sociales, ISSN-e 2014-3680, Vol. 12, Nº. 3, 2023, págs. 260-284
• Idioma: español
• DOI: 10.17583/rimcis.12072
• Títulos paralelos:
  • Detrás de Puertas Cerradas: Explorando las Consecuencias de que los Padres se Queden en Casa Durante la Pandemia de COVID-19 en la Prevalencia de la Violencia Parental Contra los Niños
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  • español

    Este estudio tiene como objetivo determinar las consecuencias de que los padres se queden en casa durante la pandemia de COVID-19 y cómo esto ha aumentado la violencia de los padres contra los niños. La investigación utilizó una técnica descriptiva y analítica, con una muestra de 350 niños maltratados por sus padres. La investigadora diseñó un cuestionario para identificar las formas más comunes de violencia parental, incluyendo la física, sexual, verbal, económica y psicológica. Los resultados mostraron que el hecho de que los padres se quedaran en casa durante la pandemia de COVID-19 provocó un aumento significativo en el riesgo de violencia de los padres contra los niños en un 79,84%. La violencia verbal fue la forma más común de abuso (21,3%), seguida de la violencia psicológica (21%), mientras que la violencia física ocupó el tercer lugar (20,5%), seguida de la violencia económica (18,7%) y la violencia sexual (18,5%). Basándonos en estos hallazgos, una de las recomendaciones más importantes es fortalecer los valores familiares entre padres e hijos para fortalecer la unidad familiar en tiempos de crisis, especialmente durante la pandemia de COVID-19

  • English

    This study aimed to determine the consequences of parents staying at home during the COVID-19 pandemic on the prevalence of parental violence against children. The researcher used a descriptive-analytical technique in this study, and the sample consisted of 350 children who were abused by their parents. The researcher designed a questionnaire to identify the most common forms of parental violence (physical, sexual, verbal, economic, and psychological) against children as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The results showed that parents staying at home during the COVID-19 pandemic led to a high prevalence of risks of parental violence against children, at 79.84%. Verbal violence ranked first at 21.3%, followed by psychological violence at 21%. Physical violence came in third place at 20.5%, economic violence at 18.7%, and sexual violence at 18.5%. One of the most important recommendations of this study is the necessity to take a set of serious measures, such as strengthening family values between parents and children, in order to strengthen the family unit in times of crisis, in general, and during the COVID-19 crisis, in particular.

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