Fundamentals of Mental Health

Fundamentals of Mental Health

The effectiveness of the child maltreatment immunization intervention on emotional literacy, empathy, independence, and responsibility in children aged 8-10

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors
Faezeh Akbari 1
Mansoureh Bahramipour 2
1 M.Sc., Department of Psychology, Isfahan Branch (Khorasgan), Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran.
2 Assistant professor, Department of Clinical Psychology, Faculty of Educational Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran.
10.22038/JFMH.2025.84720.3193
Abstract
Introduction: The aim of the present study was the effectiveness of child maltreatment immunization on emotional literacy, empathy, independence and responsibility of 8-10 year old children.
 
Materials and Methods: The statistical population included all mothers with children aged 8-10 in Isfahan City-Iran in the spring of 2024, using a multi-stage random sampling method. A number of 40 mothers were selected and randomly assigned to two groups of 20, experimental and control. Research tools included Emotional Awareness Questionnaire (EAQ-30), the Children’s Empathy Questionnaire, Emotional Autonomy Questionnaire and Responsibility Questionnaire. Also, the experimental group received the intervention protocol of child vaccination against abuse by Brown (2020) during 10 sessions, but the control group did not receive any intervention. Finally, the data was analyzed by variance analysis with repeated measurements using SPSS software version 26.
 
Results: The results showed significant differences between the experimental group and the control group in emotional literacy, empathy, independence and responsibility (P< 0.01).
 
Conclusion: Therefore, it can be concluded that the intervention of child vaccination against misbehavior is effective on emotional literacy, empathy, independence and responsibility of 8-10 year old children. Therefore, it is suggested that child immunization against misbehavior should be taught by counselors in schools and counseling centers active in the field of children.
Keywords
Child maltreatment
Empathy
Emotional literacy
Independence
Prevention intervention
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Fundamentals of Mental Health
Volume 27, Issue 6
November and December 2025
Pages 397-405