First-time young mothers living in rural communities use corporal punishment with their toddlers

Culp, Rex E.; Culp, Anne McDonald; Dengler, Brian; Maisano, Paula C.

doi:10.1002/(sici)1520-6629(199907)27:4<503::aid-jcop10>3.0.co;2-m

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“…Parents' decisions to use corporal or other punishments depend on the type and severity of children's misbehaviors as well as on the attributions parents make about children's responsibility for the misbehavior (Dix & Grusec, 1985; Dix, Ruble, & Zambarano, 1989; Grusec, Dix, & Mills, 1982; MacKinnon-Lewis et al, 1994; Nix et al., 1999) . Parents are more likely to use corporal punishment if the child's behavior is aggressive or is a threat to their own or others' safety (e.g., Catron & Masters, 1993; Culp, Culp, Dengler, & Maisano, 1999; Flynn, 1998; Grusec & Kuczynski, 1980; Holden et al, 1995; Peterson, Ewigman, & Vandiver, 1994; Socolar & Stein, 1995; Zahn-Waxler & Chapman, 1982) . Children themselves view corporal punishment as more justifiable as a response to misbehaviors involving harm to self or others than to simple disobedience (Catron & Masters, 1993; Siegal & Cowen, 1984).…”

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Corporal punishment by parents and associated child behaviors and experiences: A meta-analytic and theoretical review.

Gershoff

2002

Psychological Bulletin

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Although the merits of parents using corporal punishment to discipline children have been argued for decades, a thorough understanding of whether and how corporal punishment affects children has not been reached. Toward this end, the author first presents the results of meta-analyses of the association between parental corporal punishment and 11 child behaviors and experiences. Parental corporal punishment was associated with all child constructs, including higher levels of immediate compliance and aggression and lower levels of moral internalization and mental health. The author then presents a process-context model to explain how parental corporal punishment might cause particular child outcomes and considers alternative explanations. The article concludes by identifying 7 major remaining issues for future research.Corporal punishment has been an integral part of how parents discipline their children throughout the history of the United States (Greven, 1991) and has been a focus of psychological research for

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Section: A Process-context Model Of Direct Mediated and Contextually ...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Corporal punishment by parents and associated child behaviors and experiences: A meta-analytic and theoretical review.

Gershoff

2002

Psychological Bulletin

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“…Parents who have unrealistic and developmentally inappropriate expectations for their children may become easily frustrated when expectations are not met, increasing the potential for negative parent‐child interactions. For example, research has shown that low‐income, first‐time mothers reported frequently using physical punishment for age‐appropriate behaviors (Culp, Culp, Dengler, & Maisano, 1999). The ACT‐RSK program helps parents to challenge misattributions and to understand why children misbehave.…”

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Effects of the ACT Raising Safe Kids Parenting Program on Children's Externalizing Problems

2011

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Eighty‐seven parents and primary caregivers of children aged 10 years or younger participated in a study examining the effects of the ACT Raising Safe Kids program on children's behavior. It was hypothesized that children of caregivers who complete ACT‐RSK would demonstrate reduced behavior problems compared to children of caregivers in a treatment‐as‐usual comparison group. Results indicated that the behavior of children of treated caregivers improved significantly more than comparisons on a measure of conduct problems. Although further research is needed, these results suggest that ACT‐RSK may contribute to the prevention of behavior problems in early childhood.

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“…Parents with unrealistic expectations for young children easily become more frustrated because their children are not behaving as expected, thereby increasing the potential of negative parentchild interactions. This process was documented in a study in which the large majority of the sample of low-income, first-time young mothers reported using CP for age-appropriate child behaviors (Culp, Culp, Dengler, & Maisano, 1999). Parental understanding of child development also relates to parental monitoring such that parents with unrealistic expectations about children's abilities are likely to supervise less and monitor less for problems such as violence exposure.…”

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ACT Against Violence Parents Raising Safe Kids Program: Effects on Maltreatment-Related Parenting Behaviors and Beliefs

Knox

Burkhart

Hunter

2010

Journal of Family Issues

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The ACT Against Violence Parents Raising Safe Kids program (ACT-PRSK) is an interactive violence prevention program developed by the American Psychological Association for parents of young children. The program teaches and supports parents in the areas of child development, roots and consequences of violence, anger management for adults and children, social problem solving, positive discipline, and the impact of media violence on children. Ninety-two parents/caregivers of young children participated in a study of the effects of the program on parenting behaviors. The first 50 participants were assigned to the intervention group and completed the ACT-PRSK program, and the remaining 42 parents/caregivers served as comparisons. Results indicated reduced spanking and reduced rate of hitting children with objects for the ACT-PRSK participants. Furthermore, the ACT-PRSK group evidenced improved knowledge, behaviors, and beliefs regarding violence prevention and parenting. Results provide support for the efficacy of this brief intervention for preventing child maltreatment.

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First-time young mothers living in rural communities use corporal punishment with their toddlers

Cited by 12 publications

References 7 publications

Corporal punishment by parents and associated child behaviors and experiences: A meta-analytic and theoretical review.

Corporal punishment by parents and associated child behaviors and experiences: A meta-analytic and theoretical review.

Effects of the ACT Raising Safe Kids Parenting Program on Children's Externalizing Problems

ACT Against Violence Parents Raising Safe Kids Program: Effects on Maltreatment-Related Parenting Behaviors and Beliefs

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