RT Article
T1 Caregiver preferences for physically harsh discipline of children in rural Uganda
JF Journal of family violence
VO 39
IS 5
SP 861
OP 874
A1 Satinsky, Emily N.
A1 Kakuhikire, Bernard
A1 Baguma, Charles
A1 Cooper-Vince, Christine E.
A1 Rasmussen, Justin D.
A1 Ashaba, Scholastic
A1 Perkins, Jessica M.
A1 Ahereza, Phionah
A1 Ayebare, Patience
A1 Kim, Andrew W.
A1 Puffer, Eve S.
A1 Tsai, Alexander C.
A2 Kakuhikire, Bernard
A2 Baguma, Charles
A2 Cooper-Vince, Christine E.
A2 Rasmussen, Justin D.
A2 Ashaba, Scholastic
A2 Perkins, Jessica M.
A2 Ahereza, Phionah
A2 Ayebare, Patience
A2 Kim, Andrew W.
A2 Puffer, Eve S.
A2 Tsai, Alexander C.
LA English
YR 2024
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1893520145
AB Purpose: Physically harsh discipline is associated with poor developmental outcomes among children. These practices are more prevalent in areas experiencing poverty and resource scarcity, including in low- and middle-income countries. Designed to limit social desirability bias, this cross-sectional study in rural Uganda estimated caregiver preferences for physically harsh discipline; differences by caregiver sex, child sex, and setting; and associations with indicators of household economic stress and insecurity. Method: Three-hundred-fifty adult caregivers were shown six hypothetical pictographic scenarios depicting children whining, spilling a drink, and kicking a caregiver. Girls and boys were depicted engaging in each of the three behaviors. Approximately half of the participants were shown scenes from a market setting and half were shown scenes from a household setting. For each scenario, caregivers reported the discipline strategy they would use (time out, beating, discussing, yelling, ignoring, slapping). Results: Two thirds of the participants selected a physically harsh discipline strategy (beating, slapping) at least once. Women selected more physically harsh discipline strategies than men (b = 0.40; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.26 to 0.54). Participants shown scenes from the market selected fewer physically harsh discipline strategies than participants shown scenes from the household (b = -0.51; 95% CI, -0.69 to -0.33). Finally, caregivers selected more physically harsh discipline strategies in response to boys than girls. Indicators of economic insecurity were inconsistently associated with preferences for physically harsh discipline. Conclusions: The high prevalence of physically harsh discipline preferences warrant interventions aimed at reframing caregivers’ approaches to discipline.
NO Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 871-874
K1 Physically harsh discipline
K1 Economic insecurity
K1 Discrete choice task
K1 corporal punishment
K1 Uganda
DO 10.1007/s10896-023-00536-4