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Corporal Punishment of Children in Nine Countries as a Function of Child Gender and Parent Gender
Joint Authors
Bornstein, Marc H.
Runyan, Desmond K.
Bacchini, Dario
Di Giunta, Laura
Skinner, Ann T.
Chang, Lei
Lansford, Jennifer E.
Pastorelli, Concetta
Tapanya, Sombat
Sorbring, Emma
Deater-Deckard, Kirby
Oburu, Paul
Bombi, Anna Silvia
al-Hassan, Suha
Alampay, Liane Peña
Dodge, Kenneth A.
Source
International Journal of Pediatrics
Issue
Vol. 2010, Issue 2010 (31 Dec. 2010), pp.1-12, 12 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2010-09-23
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
12
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
The purpose of this paper is to contribute to a global perspective on corporal punishment by examining differences between mothers' and fathers' use of corporal punishment with daughters and sons in nine countries.
Methods.
Interviews were conducted with 1398 mothers, 1146 fathers, and 1417 children (age range =7 to 10 years) in China, Colombia, Italy, Jordan, Kenya, the Philippines, Sweden, Thailand, and the United States.
Results.
Across the entire sample, 54% of girls and 58% of boys had experienced mild corporal punishment, and 13% of girls and 14% of boys had experienced severe corporal punishment by their parents or someone in their household in the last month.
Seventeen percent of parents believed that the use of corporal punishment was necessary to rear the target child.
Overall, boys were more frequently punished corporally than were girls, and mothers used corporal punishment more frequently than did fathers.
There were significant differences across countries, with reports of corporal punishment use lowest in Sweden and highest in Kenya.
Conclusion.
This work establishes that the use of corporal punishment is widespread, and efforts to prevent corporal punishment from escalating into physical abuse should be commensurately widespread.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Lansford, Jennifer E.& Alampay, Liane Peña& al-Hassan, Suha& Bacchini, Dario& Bombi, Anna Silvia& Bornstein, Marc H.…[et al.]. 2010. Corporal Punishment of Children in Nine Countries as a Function of Child Gender and Parent Gender. International Journal of Pediatrics،Vol. 2010, no. 2010, pp.1-12.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Lansford, Jennifer E.…[et al.]. Corporal Punishment of Children in Nine Countries as a Function of Child Gender and Parent Gender. International Journal of Pediatrics No. 2010 (2010), pp.1-12.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Lansford, Jennifer E.& Alampay, Liane Peña& al-Hassan, Suha& Bacchini, Dario& Bombi, Anna Silvia& Bornstein, Marc H.…[et al.]. Corporal Punishment of Children in Nine Countries as a Function of Child Gender and Parent Gender. International Journal of Pediatrics. 2010. Vol. 2010, no. 2010, pp.1-12.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-489329