Abstract:
Childhood Emotional Abuse (CEA) is a delicate issue, often overlooked, which has
immense psychological consequences. In spite of a growing consideration of the issue,
there exist enormous lacunae in the identification of specific abusive strategies, their
effects, and the utilization of cutting-edge analytical tools like artificial intelligence
(AI) and natural language processing (NLP). This study attempts to bridge these gaps
through the utilization of NLP and AI-generated imagery to examine the
manifestations of emotional abuse and the psychological consequences. The study
aims to examine the utilization of AI-generated imagery as a tool for the visualization
of the experiences and sentiments of victims of emotional abuse. It will examine
qualitative data collected from tales narrated by survivors of child maltreatment
through the lens of natural language processing. For the research, data will be
collected from unmarried participants between 18 and 35 years of age, from a diverse
sample that includes 10 transgender individuals, 10 females, and 10 males, through a
qualitative narrative inquiry method. Participants will be asked to write tales that
outline the strategies of emotional maltreatment inflicted on children, like gaslighting,
humiliation, verbal aggression, isolation, and neglect, using AI-generated images as a
backdrop. An NLP-guided analysis will identify relational patterns and emotional
dispositions, enabling better understanding of trauma and coping strategies. The
Comparative Analysis Method will be employed with Image Generation tools to
rigorously examine AI-generated images, with the hope of identifying significant
trends in maltreatment. The findings of the present study indicate that the most
prevalent modalities of emotional maltreatment among all gender identities were
verbal maltreatment and emotional neglect, with a specific spike in identity-based
maltreatment—like emotional isolation and gaslighting—among transgender participants. Furthermore, there was a significant relationship between emotionally
abusive behavior and authoritarian parenting among transgender individuals. As new
technological methods and psychological studies evolved, interdisciplinarity
highlights more effective interventions and prevention.
