Document Type : Research Paper
Authors
1 Associate Professor, Department of Counseling, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran
2 M.A student in family counseling, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran
Abstract
The study of parent abuse as a form of domestic violence has garnered increasing attention from researchers. Emerging evidence suggests that parent abuse is highly complex and linked to a broad range of factors. The aim of this study was to develop and validate the Self-Report Mother Abuse Scale and examine its predictors among male high school students in Shahrekord and Ahvaz. The research was conducted in two phases, each with a different sample. In the first phase, which focused on scale development and validation, 181 male students participated. In the second phase, aimed at identifying predictors of mother abuse, 209 male students were selected through convenience sampling. Participants in the second phase completed the Child Exposure to Domestic Violence (CEDV) Scale, the Parental Marital Conflict Scale (PMCS), the Parenting Style Inventory (PSI), the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC), the Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (ERQ), and the Self-Report Mother Abuse Scale (MA-SRS). Data analysis involved exploratory factor analysis in the first phase and multiple regression analysis in the second. The results of the exploratory factor analysis (KMO=0.90; χ2=3276.80) indicated that the final Self-Report Mother Abuse Scale (MA-SRS) comprises 17 items across two factors: emotional and instrumental mother abuse. The scale and its factors demonstrated satisfactory reliability. Additionally, multiple regression analysis revealed that exposure to domestic violence and resilience were the strongest predictors of mother abuse. These findings suggest that the Self-Report Mother Abuse Scale (MA-SRS) is a reliable and valid tool for assessing mother abuse in Iranian samples.
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