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Children's beliefs about punishment.

Bonnie E Carlson1

  • 1School of Social Welfare.

The American Journal of Orthopsychiatry
|April 1, 1986
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Summary

Children perceive physical punishment and aggression as linked, even if they do not recommend it. This study explores children's views on parental responses to misbehavior.

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Area of Science:

  • Child Psychology
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Family Studies

Background:

  • Family violence is a significant societal concern.
  • Previous research suggests a link between family violence and the physical punishment of children.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate children's perspectives on various forms of punishment.
  • To understand children's associations between physical punishment and aggression.

Main Methods:

  • A study involving 201 children aged 9-12 years.
  • Participants were presented with vignettes of child misbehavior and asked for parental responses.

Main Results:

  • Few children recommended physical punishment.
  • However, findings indicate that some children associate physical punishment with aggression.

Conclusions:

  • Children's views on punishment are complex.
  • The association between physical punishment and aggression warrants further investigation in child development research.

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