Violent discipline can have harmful effects on child development, particularly behavioral
outcomes. The majority of research on the topic has been conducted in high-income …

The use of corporal punishment (CP) is controversial despite the negative consequences of
its use that have been documented. Consequences include the use of CP by those who …

Objectives: As part of a large randomized controlled trial, the authors assessed the impact of
2 early primary care parenting interventions—the Video Interaction Project (VIP) and …

Child abuse is a worldwide phenomenon with adverse short-and long-term mental and
physical negative consequences, with a huge gap between the prevalence of child abuse …

Background School attendance rates in sub-Saharan Africa are among the lowest
worldwide, placing children at heightened risk for poor educational and economic outcomes …

Objective: To reveal the prevalence of corporal punishment in a rural area of Colombia and
its correlates to family structure and other socio-demographic variables. Method: A survey …

Despite a great deal of evidence that corporal punishment is harmful, corporal punishment is
still very prevalent worldwide. We examine predictors of different types of corporal …

Corporal punishment in the early years is associated with antisocial behaviour and violence,
but little is known about its social and cultural context in low-income countries. This paper …

This study examined gender-specific longitudinal pathways from harsh parenting through
rumination to anxiety and depression symptoms among early adolescents from three …

Objectives Despite high levels of physical violence against children (VAC) globally (40–
50%), the literature on the determinants of VAC remains inconclusive. Most of the literature …