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Comparative Study
. 2017 Sep:71:9-23.
doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2017.01.017. Epub 2017 Feb 2.

Promising intervention strategies to reduce parents' use of physical punishment

Elizabeth T Gershoff  1 , Shawna J Lee  2 , Joan E Durrant  3
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Comparative Study

Promising intervention strategies to reduce parents' use of physical punishment

Elizabeth T Gershoff et al. Child Abuse Negl. 2017 Sep.

Abstract

The strong and ever-growing evidence base demonstrating that physical punishment places children at risk for a range of negative outcomes, coupled with global recognition of children's inherent rights to protection and dignity, has led to the emergence of programs specifically designed to prevent physical punishment by parents. This paper describes promising programs and strategies designed for each of three levels of intervention - indicated, selective, and universal - and summarizes the existing evidence base of each. Areas for further program development and evaluation are identified.

Keywords: Discipline; Intervention; Physical punishment; Prevention; Spanking.

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Levels of and targets for intervention to prevent or reduce physical punishment.
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