Is It Considered Violence? The Acceptability of Physical Punishment of Children in Europe
Year: 2008
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: This study analyzes correlates of the acceptability of physical punishment of children in Europe. The design was a three‐level ordinal logistic regression of 10,812 people nested within 208 localities (cities), nested within 14 countries of the European Union. Results showed that higher levels of acceptability were reported by men, the older, the less educated, and those who perceived that violence against children was less frequent in their own country. At the country level, the existence of laws prohibiting physical punishment of children as well as a lower number of child maltreatment deaths were significantly associated with lower levels of acceptability of physical punishment of children. Findings suggest that education efforts at the individual and population level are needed.
Authors: Enrique Gracia, Juan Herrero
Institutions: Universitat de València, Universidad de Oviedo
Language: English
Topic: Child Abuse and Trauma
Subfield: Clinical Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1999484548