Parenting Journal · Volume 1 · Issue 1 · Licensed source edition
Parenting Interventions to Prevent and Reduce Physical Punishment: A Scoping Review †
Originally published 2024-11-20 · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) · DOI 10.3390/ijerph21111539 ↗
Editorial reading guide · Respect
How have programs aimed at reducing physical punishment been studied?
The review maps alternatives to physical punishment and highlights the need to include children’s own perspectives when evaluating respectful parenting support.
Who was studied?
Eighty-one studies of parenting interventions addressing physical punishment
Age / stage: Children and young people; age ranges vary
Read with three questions
- Which populations and delivery settings dominate the evidence?
- How often did studies include feedback from children or young people?
- What distinguishes mapping an evidence base from estimating a pooled causal effect?
Keep the limits in view
The scoping review excluded purely qualitative studies and was dominated by Western-country evidence. It does not establish comparative effectiveness or automatic applicability to low-resource settings.
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Isabel Garces-Davila; Ashley Stewart-Tufescu; Janice Linton; Julie-Anne McCarthy; Sonya Gill; Aleksandra Ciochon Newton; Samantha Salmon; Tamara Taillieu; Tracie O Afifi; Alan Apter (2024). Parenting Interventions to Prevent and Reduce Physical Punishment: A Scoping Review † International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph21111539
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