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Associations Between Child Disabilities and Caregiver Discipline and Violence in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Year: 2013

Type: article

Abstract: Using nationally representative samples of 45,964 two- to nine-year-old children and their primary caregivers in 17 developing countries, this study examined the relations between children's cognitive, language, sensory, and motor disabilities and caregivers' use of discipline and violence. Primary caregivers reported on their child's disabilities and whether they or anyone in their household had used nonviolent discipline, psychological aggression, and physical violence toward the target child and believed that using corporal punishment is necessary. Logistic regression analyses supported the hypothesis that children with disabilities are treated more harshly than children without disabilities. The findings suggest that policies and interventions are needed to work toward the United Nations' goals of ensuring that children with disabilities are protected from abuse and violence.

Source: Child Development

DOI: 10.1111/cdev.12132

Authors: Charlene Hendricks, Jennifer E Lansford, Kirby Deater-Deckard, Marc H Bornstein

Institutions: National Institutes of Health, Duke University, Virginia Tech

Language: English

Topic: Child Abuse and Trauma

Subfield: Clinical Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Peace, justice, and strong institutions, Good health and well-being, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: green

Funders: National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Pakistan