Background: Child emotional abuse is a global problem and a persistent phenomenon globally, and
a significant child rights issue. The study aimed to investigate the different patterns of parental
emotional abuse among adolescent nursing schools students. Research design: A descriptive
research design was utilized. Setting: This study was conducted in secondary nursing schools in the
Minia district. Subjects: A convenient sample of all students in the previous mentioned setting.
Tool of data collection: A structured interviewing questionnaire which included two parts: Part
one: demographic data of the studied students and Part two: Emotional Abuse Questionnaire.
Results: the majority of the studied adolescent nursing students were exposed to verbal abuse, over
controlling and emotional rejection. Near three-quarters of them were exposed to over expectation,
two-thirds of them had been emotionally abused, and more than half had to terrorize. Conclusion:
Two-thirds of the studied adolescent nursing students had emotional abuse, and one-third were
sometimes exposed to it. Also, females have more exposure to emotional abuse than male
adolescent nursing students. Recommendation: Comprehensive parental training and family
support programs should be developed to reduce emotional abuse