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Childhood Experiences with, and Current Attitudes Toward, Corporal Punishment

Publication: Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
April 2002

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The purpose of the present study was to determine, in a Canadian sample, the extent to which corporal or physical punishment use continues, personal experiences, and current attitudes. Of the 436 participants, 75% reported receiving physical punishment as children. Approximately 40% of participants agreed that corporal punishment is necessary as a means of discipline. Since parental attitude toward physical punishment has been determined to be an important predictor in its use with children, the authors recommend that parent education programming must include information related to its risks.

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Le but de la présente étude devaient déterminer, dans un échantillon canadien, le point auquel utilisation corporelle de punition continue, des expériences personnelles, et les attitudes courantes. Des 436 participants, 75% a rapporté recevoir la punition physique comme enfants. Approximativement 40% de participants a convenu que la punition corporelle est nécessaire en tant que des moyens de discipline. Puisque l'attitude parentale envers la punition physique a été déterminée pour être un prédiseur important dans son utilisation avec des enfants, les auteurs recommandent que la programmation d'éducation de parent doit inclure l'information liée à ses risques.

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cover image Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
Volume 21Number 1April 2002
Pages: 35 - 46

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Version of record online: 12 May 2009

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Christine A. Ateah
University of Manitoba
C. Melanie Parkin

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1. Trends in Corporal Punishment and Attitudes in Favour of This Practice: Toward a Change in Societal Norms
2. Child and Parent Characteristics Associated With Canadian Parents’ Reports of Spanking

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