Emotional Abuse, Learned Helplessness, and Self Compassion in the Context of Relationships
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Emotional Abuse, Learned Helplessness, Self CompassionAbstract
The purpose of the study was to examine the relationship between Emotional Abuse, Learned Helplessness, and Self Compassion in the context of relationships. The study also assessed the difference in Emotional Abuse, Learned Helplessness, and Self Compassion on the basis of the relationship status of the participants. A total sample of 100 participants of the age group 18-40 years were chosen for the study. It was a quantitative study using a purposive sampling method. The Emotional Abuse Questionnaire (Jacobson & Gottman, 1998), Learned Helplessness Scale (Quinless & Nelson, 1988), and Self Compassion Scale – Short Form (Raes, et al., 2011) were used to collect the data. Correlation and one-way ANOVA were used to analyze the data, and the data was analyzed using IBM SPSS Software, version 20. The current study revealed a significant positive relationship between Emotional Abuse and Learned Helplessness among individuals who are currently in a relationship and currently single individuals and a significant negative relationship between Learned Helplessness and Self Compassion among individuals who are currently in a relationship and currently single individuals. The results indicated that there is a significant difference in Emotional Abuse and Self Compassion of individuals on the basis of relationship status.Metrics
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2022-11-05
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T. Blessy Suzanna, & Dr. Anjana Sinha. (2022). Emotional Abuse, Learned Helplessness, and Self Compassion in the Context of Relationships. International Journal of Indian Psychȯlogy, 11(3). https://doi.org/10.25215/1103.046
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