At the child as a medium of awareness was not only adversely affected the psychological but also the level of intelligence. Research by the University of New Hampshire, U.S. reports, the majority of children who often hit the elderly have a level of intelligence (IQ) is low.
Moreover, the study also noted another surprising result that children who experience harsh treatment will have difficulties to follow a higher education level.
"All parents would want their kids smarter. This study shows how the negative effects of harsh treatment of the elderly and error correction treatment on the other hand in order to prevent that from happening," said one researcher. Murrat Strauss of the University of New Hampsphire, as quoted Yahoonews U.S., last week.
The study uses a methodology that links between harsh treatment and intelligence. This methodology is to link a number of other relationships such as economic status.
"You might say prove it, but I think this method will give you how laternatif. I believe that the harsh treatment of older people will make the mental development and its ability to decrease slowly," he said.
The study sampled 1510 children, divided into two age range groups. The first group with a population of 806 children aged 2-4 years and the second group with a population of 704 children aged 5-9 years. The researchers then gave an IQ test at the beginning and 4 years later.
The two groups each consisting of children who receive harsh treatment and not from each child's parent. The result, said Strauss, recorded a significant thing. Some of the children who experienced harsh treatment delayed the development of IQ from initial tests and further testing 4 years later. Increased IQ actually occur in children who do not experience harsh treatment.
According to observers of Children and Families from Duke University, Jennifer Lansford assessing the results of research so interesting. He also berpendat, research conducted has a strong basic foundation. "Referring to the development of children, it is possible that children with low IQ related to the problem of excessive physical discipline," he said.
Psychological Factors
The research then find a way why the IQ of children has decreased significantly after treatment to get hard. Conclusions based on psychological factors during the child get tough treatment.
"Everyone must believe, was beaten by his parents was to give the former a deep trauma in children," said Strauss. He further explained, the trauma effect of stress on children when facing difficult situations and conditions make children difficult issue capabilities.
"With the strike, parents can only get attention and submissive attitude of the child when beaten only. It prevents the children to think freely," commented Elizabeth Gershoof, Child Specialists from the University of Texas. So, he said, children only behave correctly when it was beaten only or children only do something because it reminded of the punch, not the initiative.
Therefore, Gershoff advised parents to immediately stop the habit of hitting when children make mistakes or when his children do not deserve.
By Republika Newsroom
source: www.republika.co.id
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