effect of emotonal abuse on self confidence

Emotional maltreatment is one of the biggest social evil and has been happening in all societies. It is more dangerous than physical abuse. It has been found out that every second, a child is emotionally abused in India. Therefore there has been relatively little research addressing the full range of emotional abusive experiences and none considering their long term impact on self-confidence. The paper include an overview of current research investigation aspects of emotional abuse and also contains a detailed discussion of emotional abuse, which is described as the most hidden and underestimated form of child maltreatment. It can seriously damage a child’s emotional health and development including self-concept, self-esteem, adjustment etc. Mental health of young people get affected ny emotional abuse as mental health includes a person ability to attain a balance between life activities and efforts to achieve psychological resilience. Self-concept is our personal information of who we are, comprise all of our thoughts and feelings regarding ourselves physically, personally, and socially. Emotional Abuse is done by parents, relatives and caregivers. The paper discuss the impact of emotional maltreatment on self-confidence, while antagonizing emotional abuse the paper raises questions about the forms of emotional abuse and also conclude various research studies on emotional abuse.