Title

Disciplining Children: Characteristics Associated With The Use Of Corporal Punishment

Keywords

Corporal punishment; Discipline; Spanking

Abstract

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 with fewer resources (lower income, lower educational attainment) were more likely to be use severe corporal punishment. In addition, those who had been more likely to be socialized into the use of violence were also more likely to use severe corporal punishment. Conclusions: The social situational model of family violence was supported suggesting that increased efforts be made to give these parents the resources they need to implement alternative discipline strategies. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd.

Publication Date

12-6-2000

Publication Title

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volume

24

Issue

12

Number of Pages

1529-1542

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1016/S0145-2134(00)00213-1

Socpus ID

0033710754 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/0033710754

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