Paternal Psychosocial Characteristics and Corporal Punishment of Their 3-Year-Old Children

Paternal psychosocial characteristics and corporal punishment of their 3-year-old children.

This study uses data from 2,309 biological fathers who participated in the Fragile Families and Child Well-Being Study (FFCWS) to examine associations between psychosocial characteristics and levels of corporal punishment (CP) toward their 3-year-old children over the past month. Results indicate that 61% of the fathers reported no CP over the past month, 23% reported using CP once or twice, an...

Disciplining children: characteristics associated with the use of corporal punishment.

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the Social Situational Model of Family Violence through an examination of characteristics associated with the use of ordinary and severe corporal punishment as measured by the Parents-Child Conflict Tactics Scales. METHOD Logistic Regression used to examine the validity of the model using data from a national sample conducted by the Gallup Organizations. RESULTS Those ...

Consequences of parental corporal punishment on 12-year old children in the Colombo district.

OBJECTIVE To study the association between parental corporal punishment and psychological maladjustment in children. Potential mediating variables of this association were explored. The relationship between corporal punishment and physical abuse was also investigated. DESIGN, SETTING AND SAMPLE: The children (N = 1226, 12-year olds) were selected from government schools in the Colombo district,...

Corporal Punishment of Children in Theoretical Perspective

Corporal punishment of children: changing the culture.