The physical punishment of children in Sweden and New Zealand (Record no. 2835)

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Personal name Wilkstedt, My Helene
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Title The physical punishment of children in Sweden and New Zealand
Statement of responsibility, etc Wilkstedt, My Helene
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Remainder of title A thesis submitted for the degree of Master of Arts at the University of Otago
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Date of publication, distribution, etc 2005
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Summary, etc Thesis (MA) - University of Otago, 2005. This thesis examined parents' use of physical discipline in relation to their attitudes and values about childrearing, knowledge of child development, and attitudes towards violence. These constructs were analysed as a function of parents' national origin. One hundred parents of 3 to 8 year old children were interviewed individually; 50 in New Zealand, and 50 in Sweden. Qualitative analyses revealed that New Zealand and Swedish parents use a range of strategies when they discipline their children, although New Zealand parents mentioned using significantly more coercive verbal control and physical punishment than Swedish parents. Most New Zealand parents reported that they had smacked their children. Approximately one-third of Swedish parents mentioned that they had used physical force for the purpose of correction, but they typically did so by grabbing or pushing the child. Qualitative analyses also revealed that New Zealand parents valued parental rights more than did Swedish parents. Swedish parents valued children's rights more, and indicated more warmth and concern towards their children than did New Zealand parents. Swedish parents were significantly less tolerant of violence, and had more knowledge of child development than did New Zealand parents. Multiple regression analyses showed that attitudes towards violence and values regarding parental rights predicted the use of physical disciplining methods, whereas, level of warmth and knowledge of child development predicted the use of positive disciplining methods. The author suggests that systematic prioritisation of children in policy-making may change the way people view children, which may increase the likelihood of parents using more positive disciplining methods. Additionally, increasing people's knowledge about children and child development may lead to parents holding more realistic expectations of their children and therefore using age-appropriate disciplining methods.--AUTHOR'S ABSTRACT
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element CHILDREN
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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 PHYSICAL ABUSE
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Source of heading or term FVC
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Geographic name NEW ZEALAND
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Geographic name SWEDEN
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element LAW
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element CHILD ABUSE
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