WORLD JOURNAL OF ADVANCE
HEALTHCARE RESEARCH

Galuh Kumalasari*

ABSTRACT

Feared that violence perpetrated by parents against their children would cause them to experience emotional disturbances and affect their development. This study aims to determine the relationship between child abuse and the level of child development. The research design used in this study was a correlational non-experimental research design with a cross-sectional approach. This research was conducted in January 2023 at Pakisaji, Malang Regency. The population in this study were children in Pakisaji Malang Regency who were identified as experiencing violence, namely 31 children. In this study, the entire population was used as a sample. So, the sample in this study was 31 children in Pakisaji, Malang Regency, who identified as having experienced violence. The data collection tools used in this study were questionnaires and DDST. The statistical test used in this study is the Spearman Rank test with a significance level of ? = 0.05. The results of the hypothesis test obtained a value of p = 0.0 46 (< 0.05) which indicates that the correlation between child abuse and the level of development is significant (there is a relationship between child abuse and the level of development). This study showed respondents experienced abuse in the mild category and were dominated by shape psychological violence through verbal abuse. Even though child development was good, the correlation results showed that there was indeed a relationship between child abuse and the level of child development in Pakisaji, Malang Regency.

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