Voorthuis et al. (2014) examined the relationship between negative experiences in childhood such as physical, sexual, and emotional abuse, as well as emotional neglect. The study was aimed to find out the likelihood that the abused individual would become a perpetrator of child maltreatment in adulthood. The participants were 337 female college students which self-reported childhood traumatic experiences. As with most studies before this one, it is highly identified that females suffer more from emotional abuse as compared to males. Based on the questionnaire that was administered, the results confirmed that the women were more likely to reciprocate some form of child maltreatment on their offspring. In doing so, the ongoing abuse would be
