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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
psychology
Corporal Punishment, Maternal Warmth, and Child Adjustment: A Longitudinal Study in Eight Countries
Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, Volume 43, No. 4, Year 2014
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Description
Two key tasks facing parents across cultures are managing children's behaviors (and misbehaviors) and conveying love and affection. Previous research has found that corporal punishment generally is related to worse child adjustment, whereas parental warmth is related to better child adjustment. This study examined whether the association between corporal punishment and child adjustment problems (anxiety and aggression) is moderated by maternal warmth in a diverse set of countries that vary in a number of sociodemographic and psychological ways. Interviews were conducted with 7- to 10-year-old children (N = 1,196; 51% girls) and their mothers in 8 countries: China, Colombia, Italy, Jordan, Kenya, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States. Follow-up interviews were conducted 1 and 2 years later. Corporal punishment was related to increases, and maternal warmth was related to decreases, in children's anxiety and aggression over time; however, these associations varied somewhat across groups. Maternal warmth moderated the effect of corporal punishment in some countries, with increases in anxiety over time for children whose mothers were high in both warmth and corporal punishment. The findings illustrate the overall association between corporal punishment and child anxiety and aggression as well as patterns specific to particular countries. Results suggest that clinicians across countries should advise parents against using corporal punishment, even in the context of parent-child relationships that are otherwise warm, and should assist parents in finding other ways to manage children's behaviors. © 2014 Copyright Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
Authors & Co-Authors
Sharma, Chinmayi
United States, Durham
Duke University
Malone, Patrick S.
United States, Columbia
University of South Carolina
Woodlief, Darren
United States, Columbia
University of South Carolina
Dodge, Kenneth A.
United States, Durham
Duke University
Oburu, Paul Odhiambo
Kenya, Maseno
Maseno University
Pastorelli, Concetta
Italy, Rome
Sapienza Università Di Roma
Skinner, Ann T.
United States, Durham
Duke University
Sorbring, Emma
Sweden, Trollhattan
Högskolan Väst
Tapanya, Sombat
Thailand, Chaing Mai
Chiang Mai University
Tirado, Liliana Maria Uribe
Italy, Rome
Sapienza Università Di Roma
Colombia
Universidad San Buenaventura
Zelli, Arnaldo
Italy, Rome
Università Degli Studi Di Roma Foro Italico
al-Hassan, Suha M.
Jordan, Zarqa
Hashemite University
Alampay, Liane Peña
Philippines, Quezon City
Ateneo de Manila University
Bacchini, Dario
Italy, Naples
Università Degli Studi Della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli
Bombi, Anna Silvia
Italy, Rome
Sapienza Università Di Roma
Bornstein, Marc H.
United States
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute for Child Health and Human Development
Chang, Lei
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Deater-Deckard, Kirby D.
United States, Blacksburg
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Di Giunta, Laura
Italy, Rome
Sapienza Università Di Roma
Statistics
Citations: 198
Authors: 19
Affiliations: 14
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1080/15374416.2014.893518
ISSN:
15374416
Research Areas
Maternal And Child Health
Mental Health
Study Design
Cohort Study
Study Approach
Quantitative
Study Locations
Kenya
Participants Gender
Female