Specialists' perception of the effective personality traits in the tendency of people to child abuse: A phenomenological study

This study aims at identifying the effective personality traits in the tendency of people to child abuse on specialists' point of views "consultant, psychologist and social worker. This study is carried out using of interpretive phenomenological approach. The study population includes of counselor, psychologist & social worker in Isfahan & Tabriz Universities & Tehran's Welfare Organization in 2018 that have experience in research & treatment in child abuse issue. Sampling method is a targeted one in which 16 subjects, out of population, are selected & interviewed. All the interviews are recorded, and finally it is analyzed based on Dickelmann, Allen, & Tanner interpretive analysis method. The analysis of the interview data resulted in the identification & classification of four main themes includes of Anti-social tendencies, Border tendencies, Neuroticism tendencies, Paranoid tendencies and 30 sub-themes related to the effective personality traits in the tendency of people to child abuse on specialists' viewpoints. The researchers and programmer of the field of social and mental issues could by consideration the underlying recognized personality trait, designate and conduct the therapeutic and preventive program for reducing the shaping these influential traits in tendency of individual to child abuse. Also the specialists of the family and marriage field could by regarding the recognized traits and symptoms, inform the people on the verge of the marriage about the dangerous of these traits that could by right decision making prevent the experiencing the destruction consequences of these traits such as experiencing the asperity in self and their children.