Abstract
Corporal punishment of children by parents in the Czech Republic: Attitudes, prevalence rates, and intergenerational transmission of violence
Highlights
Physical violence among family members was, for a long time, considered a private matter in which, with the exception of extreme cases, external authorities should not intervene
Significant differences are often identified in the serious corporal punishment (CP) category – it is more prevalent among non-Czech adolescents compared to Czechs (16% vs. 8%), among adolescents living in incomplete families compared to complete ones (12% vs. 8%) and the prevalence decreases as the parents’ education level increases
The presented analyses are divided into three sections: first, we focus on attitudes towards CP/violence; second, we examine the relationship between adolescent exposure to violence in the family and delinquency and victimization; third, we analyze the link between intimate partner violence (IPV) in adulthood and the exposure to violence in the family of origin in childhood
Summary
Physical violence among family members was, for a long time, considered a private matter in which, with the exception of extreme cases, external authorities should not intervene. The meta-analytical study which was likely the first attempt to shed light on this issue was conducted by Gershoff (2002) She analyzed data from 88 studies and concluded that CP has a positive effect on the child’s immediate compliance, there are many undesirable effects, primarily increased delinquent and antisocial behavior and increased aggression both in childhood and in adulthood, and the deteriorating quality of the parent-child relationship, and a higher risk of child abuse. Ferguson (2013) attempted to overcome some of these problems and conducted a meta-analytical study of longitudinal research on CP and spanking, in which he reported partial correlation coefficients controlling for the time-1 negative child outcomes (i.e. earlier problem behaviour and cognitive performance) His results showed only a very small negative impact of physical punishments on the child’s behavior and cognitive performance; there was some evidence that moderate CP might affect externalizing behavior more among adolescents than among younger children. The final sample consists of 1001 males and 1502 females
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