Harsh Corporal Punishment of Yemeni Children: Occurrence, Type and Associations

Autor/inn/en	Alyahri, Abdullah; Goodman, Robert
Titel	Harsh Corporal Punishment of Yemeni Children: Occurrence, Type and Associations
Quelle	In: Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 32 (2008) 8, S.766-773 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0145-2134
DOI	10.1016/j.chiabu.2008.01.001
Schlagwörter	Rural Schools; Family Size; Public Health; Caregivers; Psychopathology; Rural Areas; Foreign Countries; Punishment; Elementary Schools; Low Achievement; Behavior Problems; Emotional Disturbances; Males; Educational Attainment; Mothers; Teachers; Child Abuse; Yemen + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Rural area; Rural areas; School; Schools; Ländlicher Raum; Schule; Schulen; Familiengröße; Gesundheitswesen; Caregiver; Carer; Betreuungsperson; Pfleger; Psychopathologie; Ausland; Bestrafung; Elementary school; Grundschule; Volksschule; Unterdurchschnittliche Leistung; Gefühlsstörung; Male; Männliches Geschlecht; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Mother; Mutter; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Abuse of children; Abuse; Child; Children; Kindesmissbrauch; Missbrauch; Kind; Kinder; Jemen
Abstract	Objective: To examine the occurrence, type and associations of harsh corporal punishment in Yemen. Methods: Caregiver and teacher reports were obtained on 1,196 Yemeni 7-10-year olds obtained by systematic random sampling of children in the 1st to 4th grades of urban and rural schools. Caregivers (86% mothers) reported on disciplinary practices, socio-familial background, and child psychopathology. Teachers reported on school performance and child psychopathology. Results: More than half of the rural caregivers and about a quarter of the urban caregivers reported using harsh corporal punishment (hitting children with implements, tying them up, pinching them, or biting them). Harsh corporal punishment was significantly associated with poor school performance and both behavioral and emotional difficulties. The socio-familial factors that were independently associated with harsh corporal punishment were: rural area, male gender of the child, low maternal education, and large family size. Conclusion: Harsh corporal punishment is very common in Yemen. International findings suggest that the association with school failure and psychological maladjustment may well be causal. Promoting parental use of effective and non-violent disciplinary methods should be a public health priority. Practice implications: Yemen urgently needs to develop and evaluate programs that teach parents how to use culturally appropriate rewards and non-abusive sanctions to shape children's behavior without stunting their academic and emotional development. Persuading parents to adopt such approaches may need programs that focus not just on techniques but also on attitudes, e.g. challenging the commonly held belief that children will not develop properly unless they are beaten when they do wrong. (Contains 3 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10