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Change over time in parents' beliefs about and reported use of corporal punishment in eight countries with and without legal bans.

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Lansford, JE; Cappa, C; Putnick, DL; Bornstein, MH; Deater-Deckard, K; Bradley, RH
Published in: Child abuse & neglect
September 2017

Stopping violence against children is prioritized in goal 16 of the Sustainable Development Goals adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 2015. All forms of child corporal punishment have been outlawed in 50 countries as of October 2016. Using data from 56,371 caregivers in eight countries that participated in UNICEF's Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey, we examined change from Time 1 (2005-6) to Time 2 (2008-13) in national rates of corporal punishment of 2- to 14-year-old children and in caregivers' beliefs regarding the necessity of using corporal punishment. One of the participating countries outlawed corporal punishment prior to Time 1 (Ukraine), one outlawed corporal punishment between Times 1 and 2 (Togo), two outlawed corporal punishment after Time 2 (Albania and Macedonia), and four have not outlawed corporal punishment as of 2016 (Central African Republic, Kazakhstan, Montenegro, and Sierra Leone). Rates of reported use of corporal punishment and belief in its necessity decreased over time in three countries; rates of reported use of severe corporal punishment decreased in four countries. Continuing use of corporal punishment and belief in the necessity of its use in some countries despite legal bans suggest that campaigns to promote awareness of legal bans and to educate parents regarding alternate forms of discipline are worthy of international attention and effort along with legal bans themselves.

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Child abuse & neglect

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1873-7757

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0145-2134

Publication Date

September 2017

Volume

71

Start / End Page

44 / 55

Related Subject Headings

  • United Nations
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Punishment
  • Physical Abuse
  • Parenting
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Developmental & Child Psychology
  • Culture
 

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Lansford, J. E., Cappa, C., Putnick, D. L., Bornstein, M. H., Deater-Deckard, K., & Bradley, R. H. (2017). Change over time in parents' beliefs about and reported use of corporal punishment in eight countries with and without legal bans. Child Abuse & Neglect, 71, 44–55. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2016.10.016
Lansford, Jennifer E., Claudia Cappa, Diane L. Putnick, Marc H. Bornstein, Kirby Deater-Deckard, and Robert H. Bradley. “Change over time in parents' beliefs about and reported use of corporal punishment in eight countries with and without legal bans.Child Abuse & Neglect 71 (September 2017): 44–55. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2016.10.016.
Lansford JE, Cappa C, Putnick DL, Bornstein MH, Deater-Deckard K, Bradley RH. Change over time in parents' beliefs about and reported use of corporal punishment in eight countries with and without legal bans. Child abuse & neglect. 2017 Sep;71:44–55.
Lansford, Jennifer E., et al. “Change over time in parents' beliefs about and reported use of corporal punishment in eight countries with and without legal bans.Child Abuse & Neglect, vol. 71, Sept. 2017, pp. 44–55. Epmc, doi:10.1016/j.chiabu.2016.10.016.
Lansford JE, Cappa C, Putnick DL, Bornstein MH, Deater-Deckard K, Bradley RH. Change over time in parents' beliefs about and reported use of corporal punishment in eight countries with and without legal bans. Child abuse & neglect. 2017 Sep;71:44–55.
Journal cover image

Published In

Child abuse & neglect

DOI

EISSN

1873-7757

ISSN

0145-2134

Publication Date

September 2017

Volume

71

Start / End Page

44 / 55

Related Subject Headings

  • United Nations
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Punishment
  • Physical Abuse
  • Parenting
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Developmental & Child Psychology
  • Culture