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040			_aWSS _dAFV
100			_aSturkenboom, Gina Alicia _92170
245			_aBreaking the intergenerational cycle of physical punishment _cSturkenboom, Gina Alicia
246			_aA thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Social Sciences in Psychology at The University of Waikato
260			_aHamilton, [N.Z.] _bUniversity of Waikato _c2007
300			_a167 p. ; computer file : PDF format (578Kb)
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500			_aThesis (M.Soc.Sc--Psychology)--University of Waikato, 2007 Supervisor(s), Jane Ritchie and Darrin Hodgetts
520			_aThis 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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650	2	7	_2FVC _aCHILDREN _9127
650	2	7	_2FVC _aDISCIPLINE _9198
650	2	7	_2FVC _aFAMILIES _9238
650	2	7	_2FVC _aPARENTING _9429
650	2	7	_2FVC _aPHYSICAL ABUSE _9439
650	2	7	_9458 _aPREVENTION _2FVC
651	2	4	_aNEW ZEALAND _92588
856	4		_uhttp://hdl.handle.net/10289/2334
942			_2ddc _cTHESIS
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