What do children tell us about physical punishment as a risk factor for child abuse?
Dobbs, Terry
What do children tell us about physical punishment as a risk factor for child abuse? Dobbs, Terry - Wellington Ministry of Social Development 2007 - 18 p. ; computer file : PDF format (114Kb)
Note: The above discussion drew on the author's master's thesis (2005) where full results are reported on. Social Policy Journal of New Zealand, March 2007, 30 : 145-162
"This paper discusses children's views of family discipline and possible implications for policymakers. In 2004, 80 New Zealand children, between five and 14 years of age, took part in research eliciting their views on family discipline. In response to questions on family discipline children spontaneously revealed concerning levels of the frequency and severity of physical punishment, some of which would be identified as child abuse using any threshold. Children's reports of the context in which physical punishment was delivered by parents was also of concern. Many children reported high levels of confusion when trying to link their own views of physical punishment with the actions of their parents."--AUTHOR'S ABSTRACT
1172-4382
CORPORAL PUNISHMENT
DISCIPLINE
PHYSICAL ABUSE
RISK FACTORS
CHILD ABUSE
NEW ZEALAND
What do children tell us about physical punishment as a risk factor for child abuse? Dobbs, Terry - Wellington Ministry of Social Development 2007 - 18 p. ; computer file : PDF format (114Kb)
Note: The above discussion drew on the author's master's thesis (2005) where full results are reported on. Social Policy Journal of New Zealand, March 2007, 30 : 145-162
"This paper discusses children's views of family discipline and possible implications for policymakers. In 2004, 80 New Zealand children, between five and 14 years of age, took part in research eliciting their views on family discipline. In response to questions on family discipline children spontaneously revealed concerning levels of the frequency and severity of physical punishment, some of which would be identified as child abuse using any threshold. Children's reports of the context in which physical punishment was delivered by parents was also of concern. Many children reported high levels of confusion when trying to link their own views of physical punishment with the actions of their parents."--AUTHOR'S ABSTRACT
1172-4382
CORPORAL PUNISHMENT
DISCIPLINE
PHYSICAL ABUSE
RISK FACTORS
CHILD ABUSE
NEW ZEALAND