| Tittel: | Equally protected? A review of the evidence on the physical punishment of children | | Signatur: | Elektronisk dokument | | Ansvar: | Anja Heilmann, Yvonne Kelly and Richard G Watt ; Report commissioned by the NSPCC Scotland, Children 1st, Barnardo’s Scotland and the Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland | | Materialtype: | Elektronisk dokument | | Utgitt: | London : National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children , 2015 | | Omfang: | 55 s. | | Emneord: | Atferdsproblemer / Barn / Europa / Kunnskapsoppsummering / Lovgivning / OECD / Sammenlignende studier / Senskader / Skottland / Statistikk / Storbritannia / Systematiske oversikter / Vold / Voldsofre | | Innhold: | Systematic review summarising evidence on the prevalence of physical punishment of children and its effects are on the child and family. The review is covers literature published since 2005, including studies conducted in OECD countries and published in English. It focuses on three areas: the prevalence of and attitudes towards different types of parental physical punishment in the UK and other OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) countries; the outcomes of physical punishment for child health and development, and later-life health and wellbeing; and whether parental use of physical punishment related to an increased risk of child maltreatment. The review finds that physical punishment is still common in Scotland and the UK. However, there was good evidence that the prevalence of physical punishment is declining and changes in public attitudes mean that it is becoming less acceptable. Physical punishment was also found to be detrimental to childhood outcomes and was associated with increased childhood aggression and antisocial behaviour and also affected children’s emotional and mental health. The link between physical punishment and increased risk to of child maltreatment was also supported in the reviewed literature. A large number of good quality studies were identified and the majority confirm previous findings for the harmful effects of physical punishment, including the risk of escalation into physical abuse. Policy recommendations include prohibiting the physical punishment of children by law and supporting parents in using positive parenting strategies. The review was commissioned by NSPCC Scotland, Children 1st, Barnardo’s Scotland and the Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland, with the aim of updating the findings of a previous review on physical punishment published in Northern Ireland in 2008. (Social care online) | | Eier: | HELSTILS |
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