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Authors: María de Lourdes Schnaas*, Ana Paola Ruiz González-Celis** y Bertha Yvette Juárez Miranda**
*Instituto Nacional de Perinatología **Universidad Anáhuac. México Norte 26/07/2009
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Keywords:
child-battering, pregnancy, self-esteem, violence, women. |
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Abstract: The main objective of this study was to determine the existence of relationships between exposition to violence across different stages of life and the level of self-esteem in 200 pregnant women. The women completed the Survey of Exposure to Community Violence-Parent Report and the Coopersmith Self- esteem Inventory. While most women reported minor to moderate exposure to violence, a low but important percentage of them experienced severe violence. Also most women showed a satisfactory level of self-esteem. However, those with previous exposure to severe violence showed a lower level of self-esteem. These results support the notion that the exposition to violence in different stages of life may predict lower levels of self-esteem. |
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