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Appalachian State University, 2019
There is a growing body of research that suggests that corporal punishment results in an increase... more There is a growing body of research that suggests that corporal punishment results in an increased risk for behavioral and emotional problems in both the short-and long-term for those children who are subjected to it. Corporal punishment is still a widely used form of discipline, especially within the Conservative Protestant religion. Given the normative use of corporal punishment for this community, it is possible that children from this environment would be less negative about this form of discipline than their peers who come from an environment where it is not normative. This study compares preschoolers' and their mothers' views about the acceptability, fairness, and effectiveness of spankingthe most common form of corporal punishmentfrom within and outside of the Conservative Protestant community. Children ages 4-to 5-years-old and their mothers (or primary caregivers) heard nine vignettes about preschool characters who committed common physical (e.g., hitting), social conventional (e.g., using your hands to eat) or prudential (e.g., lighting matches) transgressions and answered several questions about the appropriateness of using spanking as a consequence for each misbehavior. Caregivers also answered a questionnaire about their v religious beliefs and parenting practices. Results revealed no difference between conservative Protestant children and their mother's views but a significant difference between conservative Protestant mothers and non-conservative Protestants. Furthermore, acceptability of spanking varied by transgression, where mothers viewed spanking as the most okay for prudential transgressions and children for social transgressions. The current study is a first step in exploring mother-child beliefs about corporal punishment within and outside of a religious community that supports it.
Appalachian State University, 2019
There is a growing body of research that suggests that corporal punishment results in an increase... more There is a growing body of research that suggests that corporal punishment results in an increased risk for behavioral and emotional problems in both the short-and long-term for those children who are subjected to it. Corporal punishment is still a widely used form of discipline, especially within the Conservative Protestant religion. Given the normative use of corporal punishment for this community, it is possible that children from this environment would be less negative about this form of discipline than their peers who come from an environment where it is not normative. This study compares preschoolers' and their mothers' views about the acceptability, fairness, and effectiveness of spankingthe most common form of corporal punishmentfrom within and outside of the Conservative Protestant community. Children ages 4-to 5-years-old and their mothers (or primary caregivers) heard nine vignettes about preschool characters who committed common physical (e.g., hitting), social conventional (e.g., using your hands to eat) or prudential (e.g., lighting matches) transgressions and answered several questions about the appropriateness of using spanking as a consequence for each misbehavior. Caregivers also answered a questionnaire about their v religious beliefs and parenting practices. Results revealed no difference between conservative Protestant children and their mother's views but a significant difference between conservative Protestant mothers and non-conservative Protestants. Furthermore, acceptability of spanking varied by transgression, where mothers viewed spanking as the most okay for prudential transgressions and children for social transgressions. The current study is a first step in exploring mother-child beliefs about corporal punishment within and outside of a religious community that supports it.