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005			20250625151228.0
008			110331s2005 eng
040			_aWSS _dAFV
100			_aWilkstedt, My Helene _92326
245			_aThe physical punishment of children in Sweden and New Zealand _cWilkstedt, My Helene
246			_bA thesis submitted for the degree of Master of Arts at the University of Otago
260			_c2005
300			_aviii, 97 p.
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520			_aThesis (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
650	2	7	_2FVC _aCHILDREN _9127
650	2	7	_2FVC _aDISCIPLINE _9198
650	2	7	_2FVC _aFAMILIES _9238
650	2	7	_2FVC _aPHYSICAL ABUSE _9439
650	2	7	_2FVC _aPOLICY _9447
650	2	7	_2FVC _aSTATISTICS _9575
650	2	7	_2FVC _aTHESES _9606
651		4	_aNEW ZEALAND _92588
651			_aSWEDEN _92700
650	2	7	_9336 _aLAW _2FVC
650	2	7	_9103 _aCHILD ABUSE _2FVC
942			_2ddc _cTHESIS
999			_c2835 _d2835