“…Depending on gender and continent, prevalence rates vary between 6-61% (emotional abuse), 22-60% (physical abuse), 6-27% (sexual abuse), and 17-65% (neglect) (Moody et al, 2018). Individuals exposed to CM are at increased risk for mental and physical disorders (Pfaltz et al, 2022). Moreover, CM has been linked to social dysfunction, including isolation, withdrawal (de-Heer et al, 2022), and an increased risk of affected children to be bullied, victimized (Xiao et al, 2021), and rejected by peers (Yoon, 2020).…”