title: Perceived social support of maritally abused women and their children's global self-worth.
abstract: This study examines the relationships among maritally abused women's educational level, their satisfaction with social support, their children's perceived maternal support, and their children's global self-worth (GSW; Harter, 1985a). The participants, 38 pairs of maritally abused women and their children (aged 7 to 13 years), were recruited through women's shelters and community counselling facilities. The study found that children who have a sense of being emotionally supported by their mothers have a positive sense of self-worth. The hierarchical regression analyses show that children's perceived maternal support has a unique contribution to children's GSW above and beyond their mothers' educational level and mothers' satisfaction with social support (R2 = .31).
authors.affiliation: Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology and Special Education, University of British Columbia.
authors.forename: Yuriko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Riesen
authors.forename: Marion
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Porath
mesh_terms: D001290:Attitude; D018585:Battered Women / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D017579:Domestic Violence; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008393:Marriage / Q000523:psychology*; D012649:Self Concept; D012944:Social Support