身体暴力的父母行为:在喀麦隆,瑞士和多哥进行的跨文化研究
Caroline Naudin1, Veronica Gatti1, Kossi B Kounou2
1Family and Development Research Center (FADO), Institute of Psychology, University of Lausanne, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland.
Journal of child & adolescent trauma
|December 4, 2023
概括
文化背景显著影响父母的身体暴力,儿童虐待和对体罚的态度 (CP) 发挥了调解作用. 了解这些因素至关重要,尤其是在非西方地区.
科学领域:
- 跨文化心理学跨文化心理学
- 儿童发展 儿童发展
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 针对儿童的暴力是一个全球性问题,但研究集中在西方国家.
- 撒哈拉以南非洲地区的儿童体力暴力率很高,需要进行本地研究.
- 了解父母实践中的文化差异对于有效的干预至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 记录喀麦隆,瑞士和多哥的各种形式的身体暴力和对体罚的态度.
- 分析文化背景,童年身体虐待和父母态度对暴力父母行为的影响.
- 调查童年身体虐待和父母态度在文化背景和父母实践之间的关系中扮演的调解角色.
主要方法:
- 一项涉及多哥,喀麦隆和瑞士的547名家长的横截面研究.
- 使用问卷来评估暴力父母的行为 (ICAST-P),儿童身体虐待 (CTQ-SF) 和亲CP父母的态度.
- 采用等级回归分析来检查父母暴力的预测因素和调解因素.
主要成果:
- 在三个国家的父母态度和做法中观察到显著的文化差异.
- 父母的身体暴力部分是由文化背景,童年虐待史和亲CP态度预测的.
- 儿童时期的身体虐待和父母的态度显著介绍了文化背景对父母实践的影响.
结论:
- 文化背景是理解家长的做法,包括身体暴力的关键因素.
- 童年虐待经历和父母对CP的信仰是影响暴力行为的关键调解者.
- 调查结果强调了需要文化敏感的方法来预防未经研究的地区的儿童暴力.
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