Degree
Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
Major(s)
Psychology
Document Type
Immediate Campus-Only Restricted Access
Abstract
The relation between parental physical maltreatment and psychological problems experienced by children has been examined in previous literature. Studies have also examined how religiosity is associated with the psychological problems individuals experience as a byproduct of parental physical maltreatment. These processes have not been examined as often in emerging adults. Thus, the current study examined how personal conservative religiosity moderated the relation between perceived parental physical maltreatment and psychological problems in emerging adults. It was hypothesized that higher personal conservative religiosity would decrease the association between parental physical maltreatment and psychological problems. Participants completed the Stearns-McKinney Assessment of Religious Traits (SMART), the Adult Self Report (ASR), and the Conflict Tactics Scale Parent Child (CTSPC) as a part of this study. PROCESS 4.3 (Hayes, 2022) model 1 was used to conduct a moderation analysis. The analysis showed that the interaction between maternal physical maltreatment and conservative religiosity was significant, but there was not a significant interaction for paternal physical maltreatment. The interaction showed that high conservative religiosity seemed to increase the relation between psychological problems and maternal physical maltreatment; therefore, the data did not support the proposed hypothesis.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.54718/STZD9342
Date Defended
4-30-2025
Thesis Director
Dr. Cliff McKinney
Second Committee Member
Dr. Danielle Nadorff
Third Committee Member
Dr. Anthony Neal
Recommended Citation
Freeman, Margaret, "The Relation Between Perceived Parental Physical Maltreatment and Psychological Problems: Moderation by Conservative Religiosity" (2025). Honors Theses. 182.
https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/honorstheses/182
Rights Statement
"The Relation Between Perceived Parental Physical Maltreatment and Psychological Problems: Moderation by Conservative Religiosity", Copyright 2025 by Margaret Freeman. All rights reserved.
