A survey on the occurrence and effects of corporal punishment on children in the home
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Authors
Smith, Elizabeth, 1983-
Issue Date
2008-11
Type
Dissertation
Language
en
Keywords
Corporal punishment , Middle childhood , Indifferent , Immediate compliance , Parental Influence , Aggression
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Abstract
The aim of the current study was to determine the occurrence and effects of corporal punishment in the South African environment. Special attention was paid to themes that were derived from the literature. These themes were immediate compliance, aggression and the parental influence of corporal punishment.
This was a quantitative study which utilised a survey developed by the researcher using previous literature on the topic of corporal punishment. The sample was taken from four different schools in the Johannesburg area. The sample consisted of one hundred and twenty one children within middle childhood (N=121).
It was found that corporal punishment is occurring in South African homes. It was also found that children do not feel indifferent about the use of corporal punishment. When it came to the use of corporal punishment and socio-economic status, it was found that there is a significant correlation between the two.
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Citation
Smith, Elizabeth, 1983- (2008) A survey on the occurrence and effects of corporal punishment on children in the home, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/3402>