Acceptability of corporal punishment and use of different parenting practices across high-income countries
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Gonzalez, Carolina, Morawska, Alina, Higgins, Daryl J. and Haslam, Divna M.. (2024). Acceptability of corporal punishment and use of different parenting practices across high-income countries. Australian Journal of Social Issues. pp. 1-19. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajs4.340
Authors | Gonzalez, Carolina, Morawska, Alina, Higgins, Daryl J. and Haslam, Divna M. |
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Abstract | Worldwide, many children experience corporal punishment. Most research on corporal punishment has focused on parents' attitudes and use of corporal punishment; however, other relevant parenting factors and practices have rarely been examined. This study explored differences among countries with various levels of progress toward a total legal ban of corporal punishment in parents' acceptability of corporal punishment, perception of parenting as a private concern, relationship with their child and parenting practices: consistency, coercive parenting, use of smacking and positive encouragement. Parents (N = 6760) of 2- to 12-year-old children from Australia, Belgium, Canada, Germany, Hong Kong, Spain, Switzerland and the United Kingdom completed the International Parenting Survey, an online cross-sectional survey. One-way ANOVAs, and MANCOVAs (after controlling for parent age, gender and educational level), indicated significant country differences. Overall, there was no clear link between corporal punishment bans and positive parenting beliefs, practices and behaviours. The two countries where corporal punishment is banned showed different patterns. Parents in Germany showed less acceptability and use of smacking; however, parents in Spain reported the highest use of coercive parenting. Country differences suggest that beyond a legal ban, attention is needed on how to support parents to raise their children in a positive, nurturing environment. |
Keywords | corporal punishment; cross-cultural; international parenting survey; parenting behaviours; parents |
Year | 01 Jan 2024 |
Journal | Australian Journal of Social Issues |
Journal citation | pp. 1-19 |
Publisher | John Wiley and Sons Ltd (UK) |
ISSN | 1839-4655 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1002/ajs4.340 |
Web address (URL) | https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ajs4.340 |
Open access | Published as ‘gold’ (paid) open access |
Research or scholarly | Research |
Page range | 1-19 |
Publisher's version | License File Access Level Open |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 28 May 2024 |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 29 Apr 2024 |
Deposited | 18 Sep 2024 |
Supplemental file | License File Access Level Open |
Additional information | © 2024 The Authors. Australian Journal of Social Issues published by John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd on behalf of Australian |
This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and | |
Funding: Open access publishing facilitated by University of Southern Queensland, as part of the Wiley - University of Southern Queensland agreement via the Council of Australian University Librarians. | |
Place of publication | Australia |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/90y63/acceptability-of-corporal-punishment-and-use-of-different-parenting-practices-across-high-income-countries
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