Promising intervention strategies to reduce parents’ use of physical punishment

Gershoff, Elizabeth T.; Lee, Shawna J.; Durrant, Joan E.

doi:10.1016/j.chiabu.2017.01.017

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“…Second, parents should be educated about the empirical research on hitting children and the merits and techniques of non-violent parenting. Several promising intervention strategies to reduce parents' use of physical punishment have been evaluated and shown to be effective (Gershoff, Lee, & Durrant, 2017). One such program is ACT, created by the American Psychological Association (www.apa.org/act/ ).…”

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Physical punishment of children by US parents: moving beyond debate to promote children’s health and well-being

Miller-Perrin

Perrin

2018

Psicol. Refl. Crít.

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Physical punishment remains a common practice in the USA despite significant empirical evidence of its potential harm and ineffectiveness, arguments that its use violates children's human rights, and professional recommendations against its use. The purpose of the current paper is to offer explanations as to why, in the face of a worldwide movement to protect children from violence, the USA continues to support physical punishment of children. The paper also summarizes the various debates engaged in by experts that stem from these explanations for physical punishment and argue that the time has come to move beyond these debates and eliminate the physical punishment of children. We offer suggestions for changing attitudes and practices related to physical punishment of children in order to promote their health and well-being. We conclude by suggesting that the burden of proof in debates about physical punishment, which has typically fallen upon those who argue children should never be physically punished, should shift to those who continue to promote its use despite evidence of its harm and ineffectiveness.

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Physical punishment of children by US parents: moving beyond debate to promote children’s health and well-being

Miller-Perrin

Perrin

2018

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“…To date 51 countries have banned all corporal punishments directed at children (Gershoff et al, 2017;Global Initiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children, 2017). Legal interventions to corporal punishment have increasingly emphasized its role in preventing violence against children (Durrant and Ensom, 2012;Gershoff et al, 2017). After legal prohibition, it is reported the frequency of corporal punishment and attitudes supporting corporal punishment reduce (WHO, 2009).…”

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“…Durrant and Ensom reported three forces including "research, declaration of children's rights and legal reform" change the dimensions of corporal punishment (Durrant and Ersom, 2012). As a way of expressing social, behavioral and moral standards (Gershoff et al, 2017) and a part of some social-based preventive studies, in Turkey all types of degrading punishment of children, including corporal punishment, should be legally prohibited.…”

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Attitudes of Medical Students to Violent Disciplinary Methods, Social Gender Roles and Children’s Rights: A Cross-Sectional Research

Kalkan

2018

Health Sci. Q.

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The use of all types of violent disciplinary methods degrading the child including physical punishment is a common violation of children's rights. As a result, the aim of this study is to investigate the attitudes of medical students related to "violent disciplinary methods, social gender roles and children's rights" and to examine the correlation between these attitudes. Based on the United Nations Convention of the Rights of the Child and the child abuse literature, a survey developed by the researcher aiming to measure attitudes and containing 5-point Likert type questions was applied to medical students. The correlations between attitude questions were analyzed with Kendall's Tau Correlation. The survey was voluntarily completed by medical students in years 1 to 5. Of students 54.1% were female and the mean age was 21.32.7 years. There was a statistically significant positive correlation between attitudes that "children may be punished physically" and "the use of some behavior with the aim of demeaning children as a disciplinary method" with attitudes "supporting traditional social gender roles" (p<0.05). There was a statistically significant negative correlation between these violent disciplinary methods and attitudes supporting stereotypical gender roles with "rights of the child" (p<0.05). Students gave the answer "definitely disagree" at a rate of 32.8% in answer to the statement "some harmful traditional applications may be carefully used with the aim of increasing children's stamina". Medical students' attitudes supporting "violent disciplinary methods" and "traditional social gender roles" are an important factor causing attitudes that prevent protection and provision of children's rights. This study reveals the need for educational interventions aiming to change attitudes of medical students in terms of selective preventive studies.

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“…7 Interventions to support the law can occur on many levels, ranging from indicated initiatives (targeting parents who maltreat), selective efforts (targeting parents generally and those who work with children), and universal interventions (mass education). 8 While many indicated and selective initiatives have been implemented, there has been a dearth of rigorous evaluations of these programs. 8 In addition, the effects of interventions on parenting or social norms around spanking are rarely studied, which ultimately could be important for making change.…”

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“…8 While many indicated and selective initiatives have been implemented, there has been a dearth of rigorous evaluations of these programs. 8 In addition, the effects of interventions on parenting or social norms around spanking are rarely studied, which ultimately could be important for making change. 9 The characteristics described in Baba et al's article that were associated with corporal punishment reflect important features of current Japanese society.…”

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