Exploring the Link between Corporal Punishment and Children's Cruelty to Animals

Flynn, Clifton P.

doi:10.2307/354017

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“…It is therefore vital to also investigate animal cruelty in non-incarcerated populations. A small body of research exists in this area, primarily involving undergraduate student samples (Alleyne, Tilston, Parfitt, & Butcher, 2015;Arluke, 2002;Flynn, 1999aFlynn, , 1999b2002;Gupta, 2008;Henry, 2004;Miller & Knutson, 1997;Sanders & Henry, 2015Schwartz et al, 2012). Despite the fact that undergraduate student samples may not be representative of the general population, data obtained from such samples is consistent with recommendations that prevalence data on maltreatment should be obtained from "natural collectivities" of participants (Browne & Finkelhor, 1986;Miller & Knutson, 1997).…”

Section: Motivations For Animal Crueltymentioning

confidence: 78%

Associations between different motivations for animal cruelty, methods of animal cruelty and facets of impulsivity

Newberry

2017

Psychology, Crime & Law

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Associations between specific motivations for animal cruelty, particular methods of animal cruelty and different facets of impulsivity were explored among 130 undergraduate students. Participants completed an adapted version of the Boat Inventory on Animal-Related Experiences (BIARE) which asked participants to state whether they had intentionally harmed or killed an animal, the species of animal(s) involved, their motivations for harming or killing the animal(s) and the method(s) used.Participants also completed the Impulsive Behavior scale (UPPS-P) which assesses five facets of impulsivity. Over half of the sample (55%) reported committing at least one act of animal cruelty, and dogs were the most commonly abused species of animal. The most frequently reported motivations were Prejudice, Amusement, Control (of an animal), and Retaliation (against an animal), and the most frequently reported methods were Beating/Kicking, Squashing, Throwing an object at an animal, Shooting, Drowning and Burning. Significant associations were found between particular motivations and methods, as well as between particular methods of animal cruelty and facets of impulsivity.Findings have implications for theoretical models of animal cruelty perpetration as well as offender assessment and treatment.

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Section: Motivations For Animal Crueltymentioning

confidence: 78%

Associations between different motivations for animal cruelty, methods of animal cruelty and facets of impulsivity

Newberry

2017

Psychology, Crime & Law

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“…1 Two studies were recoded as cross-sectional because Gershoff's (2002) effect sizes were based on cross-sectional data from longitudinal (Stattin, Janson, Klackenberg-Larsson, & Magnusson, 1995) or retrospective (Flynn, 1999) studies. Four effect sizes were recoded as longitudinal because they were apparently miscoded as cross-sectional (Simons et al, 1994, 2 effect sizes; Simons, Lin, & Gordon, 1998;Straus et al, 1997).…”

Section: Cp and Physical Abusementioning

confidence: 99%

Ordinary physical punishment: Is it harmful? Comment on Gershoff (2002).

Baumrind¹,

Larzelere

Cowan³

2002

Psychological Bulletin

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E. T. Gershoff (2002) reviewed processes that might mediate and contexts that might moderate the associations between corporal punishment (CP) and child behaviors and provided an account of the methodological weaknesses of the research reviewed in her meta-analyses. In this examination of Gershoff, the authors argue that the biases and confounds in the meta-analyses further limit any causal inferences that can be drawn concerning the detrimental "effects" of CP on associated child behaviors. The authors suggest that undesirable child outcomes are associated with CP because the construct marks inept harsh parenting and conclude that although the harmful effects of physical abuse and other extreme punishments are clear, a blanket injunction against spanking is not justified by the evidence presented by Gershoff.

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“…Th e association between cruelty to animals and the exposure to violence in the family has been well-documented by previous research (e.g., Baldry, 2003;Currie, 2006), though with respect to corporal punishment, a study by Flynn (1999) suggested that this eff ect might depend on the gender of both the child and the parent. Our study enables us to analyze gender diff erences only among adolescents and a test of such an interactional eff ect (not presented here) does not show signifi cantly diff erent outcomes for boys and girls.…”

Section: Adolescent Violent Behavior and Victimizationmentioning

confidence: 60%

Corporal punishment of children by parents in the Czech Republic: Attitudes, prevalence rates, and intergenerational transmission of violence

Podaná¹

2018

Auc Philosophica Et Historica

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This article describes and analyzes the use of corporal punishment (CP) of children by parents in Czech society, while making use of several quantitative surveys conducted both among adolescents and in the adult population. The focus is mainly placed on the following issues: attitudes to CP, prevalence rates and severity of CP among adolescents, the association between the use of CP and the nature of the family environment, and the intergenerational transmission of violence. The results show that the use of CP in Czech families is widespread, as the previous year prevalence rate for 15-year-old adolescents reached a high of 43% and experience with severe types of CP was reported by 9% of adolescents. In addition, the approval of CP is very high both among adolescents and adults; nevertheless, adults do seem to be rather critical of non-minor CP. Finally, the findings also lend some support to the hypothesis of the intergenerational transmission of violence, but it is suggested that different forms of exposure to violence in the family (i.e. experience with CP and witnessing intimate partner violence among parents) are associated with different types of behavior and attitudes.

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Exploring the Link between Corporal Punishment and Children's Cruelty to Animals

Cited by 113 publications

References 20 publications

Associations between different motivations for animal cruelty, methods of animal cruelty and facets of impulsivity

Associations between different motivations for animal cruelty, methods of animal cruelty and facets of impulsivity

Ordinary physical punishment: Is it harmful? Comment on Gershoff (2002).

Corporal punishment of children by parents in the Czech Republic: Attitudes, prevalence rates, and intergenerational transmission of violence

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