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Effects of Childhood Domestic Violence on Young Adults' Mental Health and Life Satisfaction : Evidence from the Philippines

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This study aims to supplement the growing number of research that looks at childhood domestic violence experienced by Filipino young adults and to determine a causal relationship between past incidents of physical violence and the current state of well-being of those subjected to such experiences. A survey was conducted on 155 young adults (83 females, 72 males) ages 18 to 24 years old living in Quezon City, Philippines. The questionnaire explored the forms of discipline that were implemented to the young adults as a child. The results of this study show that a very thin line separates corporal punishment from physical abuse. More so, multivariate regression analyses support that experiences of childhood violence have negative consequences across the lifespan, such as worse mental health and lower life satisfaction in the later years. This study therefore calls for the enactment of a law that prohibits the use of all forms of corporal punishment by parents, caretakers, and other adults, the frequent inspection at the local level of the implementation of national policies that address child maltreatment, as well as the continuous cooperation and collaborative action of the different actors involved in the protection of children and the management of child abuse cases.

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I. Introduction 1
II. Review of Related Literature 4
2.1 Nature and Scope of Child Physical Abuse 4
2.2 Corporal Punishment and Physical Abuse 5
2.3 Consequences and Costs of Child Physical Abuse 6
2.4 Child Physical Abuse in the Philippines 8
2.5 Synthesis of Literature Review 13
III. Research Framework 14
3.1 Theoretical Base 14
3.2 Conceptual Framework 15
3.3 Definition of Terms 15
3.3.1 Dependent Variables 16
3.3.2 Independent Variables 16
IV. Methodology 17
4.1 Methodological Approach 17
4.2 Research Site 18
4.3 Sampling Design and Procedure 18
4.4 Instrumentation 20
4.5 Data Gathering Procedures 23
4.6 Data Analysis 23
V. Results 24
5.1 Profile of the Respondents 24
5.2 Mental Health Assessment 26
5.3 Life Satisfaction Assessment 27
5.4 Forms of Discipline at Home 27
5.5 Experiences of Childhood Physical Violence 29
5.6 Regression Analyses 31
VI. Discussion 36
VII. Conclusion 41
7.1 Research Limitations 41
7.2 Practical and Policy Implications 42
Bibliography 45
Appendices 57
List of Parish Churches and Number of Participants 57
Questionnaire Form 58
Forms of Discipline Experienced at Home in an Average Year 70

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