The Effects of Emotional abuse on Relational aggression: The Mediating Role of Traumatized Self-System

Objectives The purpose of this study aimed to explore mediating effects of traumatized self-system between emotional abuse and relational aggression. Methods For this study, questionnaire survey was conducted on 510 university students in Seoul, Gyeonngi Province, and Chungcheong Provinces of South Korea using Emotional Abuse Scale, Traumatic Self-System Scale(TSSS), and Relational Aggression Scale. Results The results of this study were the following: First, this research conducted correlation analysis of the emotional abuse, traumatized self-system and relational aggression. There was significant positive correlation among all variables. Seconds, we conducted a structural equational modeling to identify the mediated effect of traumatized self-system for the emotional abuse and relational aggression. The partially mediating effect of traumatized self-system was identified. These results contributed to understanding of university student about the emotional abuse and their traumatized self-system and relational aggression. More and more, these results contributed to offering the primary information about preventive treatment in the counseling. Conclusions Based on these findings, the limitations of this study and suggestions for follow-up research are further discussed.