Breaking the intergenerational cycle of physical punishment (Record no. 2675)

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fixed length control field 110331s2007 eng
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Original cataloging agency WSS
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Personal name Sturkenboom, Gina Alicia
9 (RLIN) 2170
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Title Breaking the intergenerational cycle of physical punishment
Statement of responsibility, etc Sturkenboom, Gina Alicia
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Title proper/short title A thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Social Sciences in Psychology at The University of Waikato
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Place of publication, distribution, etc Hamilton, [N.Z.]
Name of publisher, distributor, etc University of Waikato
Date of publication, distribution, etc 2007
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Extent 167 p. ; computer file : PDF format (578Kb)
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General note Thesis (M.Soc.Sc--Psychology)--University of Waikato, 2007 Supervisor(s), Jane Ritchie and Darrin Hodgetts
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Summary, etc This thesis presents the results of a study aimed at devising strategies to reduce the use of physical punishment in New Zealand. It draws on research with 20 adults (15 women and five men) who had been physically punished themselves, but who had decided not to hit their own children. Data was gathered in individual, semi-structured interviews, in which the participants' childhood physical punishment, their decision not to smack, the maintenance of that decision, and their use of alternative disciplinary techniques were discussed. Four of these participants then took part in a focus group in which the strategies suggested in the interviews were developed to produce a list of recommendations. The research topic is discussed in the context of potential problems with the use of physical punishment, the extent of its use in New Zealand, and the likelihood of intergenerational transmission. The research found that these parents had made a conscious decision against smacking, which involved a particular experience prompting them to consider their disciplinary approach. Negative views of smacking were helpful in making the decision. While maintaining the decision was usually easy, alternatives were sometimes hard to use, although effective in the long term. Strategies were recommended in relation to parent education, raising awareness, and reducing strain and increasing support for parents. Participants in the study also suggested practical steps that individual parents who were interested in breaking the cycle of physical punishment could take. The limitations and strengths of the study are discussed, as well as the implications for further research. The thesis demonstrates that parenting without physical punishment is effective, desirable, and achievable even by parents who were smacked themselves. It presents a number of possible strategies and intermediate goals for interventions at a national, community, or individual level, to reduce the use of physical punishment.
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element CHILDREN
9 (RLIN) 127
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Source of heading or term FVC
Topical term or geographic name as entry element DISCIPLINE
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Source of heading or term FVC
Topical term or geographic name as entry element FAMILIES
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Source of heading or term FVC
Topical term or geographic name as entry element PARENTING
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650 27 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Source of heading or term FVC
Topical term or geographic name as entry element PHYSICAL ABUSE
9 (RLIN) 439
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element PREVENTION
Source of heading or term FVC
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Geographic name NEW ZEALAND
9 (RLIN) 2588
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Uniform Resource Identifier <a href="http://hdl.handle.net/10289/2334">http://hdl.handle.net/10289/2334</a>
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