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Reductions in Parental Use of Corporal Punishment on Pre-School Children Following Participation in the Moms' Empowerment Program.
- Source :
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Journal of Interpersonal Violence . Apr2019, Vol. 34 Issue 8, p1563-1582. 20p. - Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- Corporal punishment is a widely used and widely endorsed form of parental discipline. Inter-partner violence places enormous stress upon women. The rate of corporal punishment is higher in homes where other types of domestic violence are also occurring. This study compares two groups: those who participated in an intervention for women exposed to intimate partner violence (The Moms' Empowerment Program [MEP]) and those in a comparison group. Using standardized measures, women in both groups were assessed at baseline and at the end of the program, 5 weeks later. The 113 mothers who participated in the MEP program had significantly improved their parenting, such that they had less use of physical punishment post-intervention. Findings suggest that a relatively brief community-based intervention program can reduce the use of parental physical punishment even in disadvantaged populations coping with stressful circumstances. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *PREVENTION of child abuse
*PREVENTION of psychological stress
*AGE distribution
*CHILD development
*DISCIPLINE of children
*INTERVIEWING
*MENTAL health
*PSYCHOLOGY of mothers
*PARENT-child relationships
*PARENTING
*PUNISHMENT
*QUESTIONNAIRES
*RESEARCH funding
*SELF-efficacy
*PRE-tests & post-tests
*CONTROL groups
*INTIMATE partner violence
*EVALUATION of human services programs
*DESCRIPTIVE statistics
*CHILDREN
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 08862605
- Volume :
- 34
- Issue :
- 8
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Interpersonal Violence
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 135266489
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260516651627