| Type of psychological abuse |
Male |
Female |
df |
Chi-square |
| Ever experience |
Never experience |
Ever experience |
Ever experience |
| N |
% |
N |
% |
N |
% |
N |
% |
| Threatening with severe punishment |
111 |
70 |
41 |
30 |
97 |
57.4 |
72 |
42.6 |
1 |
28.15* |
| Threatened to leave home |
89 |
58.5 |
63 |
44.5 |
63 |
37.3 |
106 |
67.7 |
1 |
0.9 |
| Allowed to take alcohol |
30 |
19.7 |
122 |
80.3 |
31 |
18.4 |
138 |
81.6 |
1 |
1.23 |
| seen as worthless/ useless/ by parent/caregiver |
83 |
54.6 |
69 |
45.4 |
90 |
53,25 |
79 |
46.75 |
1 |
1.95 |
| Criticized or blamed by parent/caregiver |
80 |
52.6 |
72 |
47.4 |
76 |
45 |
93 |
55 |
1 |
0.25 |
| name calling |
70 |
46 |
82 |
54 |
66 |
39 |
103 |
61 |
1 |
7.48* |
*P<0.05 |
