Abuse and its Relationship to Emotional Security Among Middle School Students

Abstract

The research aims to identify psychological abuse and emotional security among middle school students, and to identify the correlation between psychological abuse and emotional security among middle school students.

To achieve the objectives of the research, a scale was built to measure psychological abuse, and a scale to measure emotional security among middle school students. Both have the psychometric properties that must be present in constructing psychological standards, such as honesty, consistency, and the ability to discriminate. The two scales were applied to the research sample of middle school students, which amounts to (300) students. After processing the data using appropriate statistical methods, the results showed the following:

1- Middle school students suffer from a high level of psychological abuse.

2- Preparatory stage students are characterized by the presence of emotional security.

3- The presence of a statistically significant and negative correlation indicating that the increase in the level of psychological abuse weakens the degree of emotional security of the student in the middle school stage.

In light of the results, the researcher presented a number of recommendations and proposals.