Parents' Primary Professional Sources of Parenting Advice Moderate Predictors of Parental Attitudes toward Corporal Punishment

Journal of Child and Family Studies
Catherine A TaylorWilliam DeJong

Abstract

Despite the risk it poses to children's mental and physical health, approval and use of corporal punishment (CP) remains high in the United States. Informed by the Theory of Planned Behavior, we examined potential predictors of attitudes supportive of CP while assessing the moderating effects of parents' (N=500) chosen primary professional source of advice regarding child discipline: pediatricians (47.8%), religious leaders (20.8%), mental health professionals (MHPs) (n=18.4%), or other identified professionals (13.0%). We conducted a random-digit-dial telephone survey among parents ages 18 and over within New Orleans, LA. The main outcome measure was derived from the Attitudes Toward Spanking scale (ATS). The main "predictors" were: perceived injunctive norms (i.e., perceived approval of CP by professionals; and by family and friends), perceived descriptive norms of family and friends regarding CP, and expected outcomes of CP use. We used multivariate OLS models to regress ATS scores on the predictor variables for each subset of parents based on their chosen professional source of advice. Perceived approval of CP by professionals was the strongest predictor of parental attitudes supportive of CP, except for those seeking advic...Continue Reading

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Jun 13, 2018·Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics : JDBP·Catherine A TaylorNelson Branco
Nov 28, 2019·Journal of Child and Family Studies·Christina M Rodriguez, Shannon M O Wittig
Feb 15, 2019·Child & Adolescent Social Work Journal : C & a·Joanne KlevensSarah Roby
May 21, 2019·Children and Youth Services Review·Elizabeth T GershoffRebecca H Foster

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