Table 1. Operational definitions of violence.
Physical violence | “…all corporal punishment and all other forms of torture, cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment as well as physical bullying and hazing by adults or by other children” |
Emotional violence | “Psychological maltreatment, mental abuse, verbal abuse and emotional abuse” |
Sexual violence | “…any sexual activities imposed by an adult on a child against which the child is entitled to protection under criminal law” or “…committed against a child by another child if the offender is significantly older than the victim or uses power, threat or other means of pressure” |