The Impact of Emotional Abuse on Self Compassion and Self Forgiveness

This study investigates the impact of emotional abuse on self-compassion and self-forgiveness among adolescents. A quantitative study approach was used, with data collected from 200 teenagers aged 12-19 who live in low-income homes. Emotional Abuse Scale (EAS) a self-report 30 item scale designed to assess the frequency and severity of emotional abuse, Self-Compassion Scale (SCS) a widely used 12-item scale developed by Neff K D, Raes F, et al., (2010) to measure self-compassion and Self-Forgiveness Scale (SFS) a 15-item scale developed by Amanze R U and Carson J (2019) that measures an individual’s ability to forgive themselves for past transgressions. Pearson correlation analysis was used to investigate the associations between emotional abuse And self compassion and self forgiveness. The findings found no significant association between emotional abuse and self-compassion, implying that emotional abuse does not directly impact teenagers' self-compassion. However, a significant positive relationship was discovered between emotional abuse and self-forgiveness, implying that higher degrees of emotional abuse are linked to greater self-forgiveness. These data imply that, whereas emotional abuse may not have a direct influence on self-compassion, it does play an important role in building self-forgiveness in teenagers. The study emphasizes the complexities of emotional abuse's impact on teenage psychological well-being and advocates for more research into the processes that might explain these findings.